Department of Biotechnology and Life Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 2‐24‐16 Naka‐cho, Koganei, Tokyo 184‐8588 (Japan), Fax: (+81)?42‐388‐7295
Abstract:
A new method for the preparation of quaternary chiral aminals has been developed that employs an enamide‐type Overman rearrangement process. This methodology was applied to enantioselective total syntheses of (+)‐dibromophakellin and (+)‐dibromophakellstatin.