Abstract
α,β-Unsaturated acyl ammoniums generated from the reaction of α,β-unsaturated 2,4,6-trichlorophenol (TCP) esters bearing a pendent enone with an isothiourea organocatalyst are versatile intermediates in a range of enantioselective nucleophile-dependent domino processes to form complex products of diverse topology with excellent stereoselectivity. Use of either 1,3-dicarbonyls, acyl benzothiazoles, or acyl benzimidazoles as nucleophiles allows three distinct, diastereodivergent domino reaction pathways to be accessed to form various fused polycyclic cores containing multiple contiguous stereocentres.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 17748-17757 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Chemistry - A European Journal |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 49 |
| Early online date | 11 Oct 2016 |
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| Publication status | Published - 5 Dec 2016 |
Keywords
- domino reactions
- enantioselective synthesis
- Lewis base
- organocatalysis
- α,β-unsaturated acyl ammonium
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry