Solvent-free asymmetric conjugate addition of malonates to enones using a diaminomethylenemalononitrile organocatalyst

Diaminomethylenemalononitrile organocatalyst 1 efficiently promotes the asymmetric conjugate addition of malonates to α,β-unsaturated ketones to afford the corresponding addition products in high to excellent yields with up to 98% ee.     

Asymmetric conjugate addition to alkylidene malonates

Dialkylzinc and trialkylaluminium reagents undergo conjugate addition to alkylidene malonates with 0.5% copper triflate as catalyst. The reaction could be made enantioselective by completing the reaction in the presence of 0.5–1.0 mol% of chiral phosphorus ligand. Enantiomeric excesses (e.e.s) of up to 73% could be attained with a ligand prepared from TADDOL and 2-naphthylcyclohexanol.     

Asymmetric Michael addition of malonates to enones catalyzed by nanocrystalline MgO

Highly enantioselective Michael addition of malonates to cyclic and acyclic enones has been achieved by using nanocrystalline magnesium oxide at −20 °C.     

Enantioselective conjugate addition of diethylzinc to acyclic enones using a copper phosphino-phenol complex as catalyst

Newly designed phosphino-phenol 1c was found to be an efficient chiral auxiliary for copper-mediated asymmetric conjugate addition of diethylzinc to acyclic enones. High enantioselectivity up to >99% ee was achieved in the reaction of acyclic α,β-enones.     

Asymmetric Michael addition of malonates to enones catalyzed by a siloxy amino acid lithium salt

Siloxy amino acid lithium salt, O-tert-butyldiphenylsilyl l-serine lithium salt, was found to be an effective catalyst for the asymmetric Michael addition reaction of malonates to enones.     

Asymmetric conjugate addition reaction using pyrazole derivatives as a chiral catalyst

The conjugate addition of Grignard reagent ( 2 ) onto 1‐α,β‐unsaturated)acyl 3,5‐dimethylpyrazole ( 1 ) was enantioselectively catalyzed by the copper complex from cuprous compounds and 3‐phenyl‐l‐mentho‐pyrazole ( 3 ).     

Enantioselectively organocatalytic Michael addition of ketones to alkylidene malonates

An organocatalytic asymmetric Michael addition of ketones to alkylidene malonates has been developed. In the presence of 20 mol % of urea 1a or N-(pyrrolidin-2-ylmethyl)trifluoromethanesulfonamide 1j, the reactions of ketones with alkylidene malonates afford the desired Michael adducts in moderate to good yields with good to high enantioselectivities under mild conditions.     

Novel guanidinyl pyrrolidine salt-based bifunctional organocatalysts: application in asymmetric conjugate addition of malonates to enones

Novel guanidinyl pyrrolidine salts are useful bifunctional organocatalysts for the asymmetric addition of malonates to enones. These organocatalysts are effective under a wide range of reaction conditions and afford products in high yield and enantioselectivity.     

An efficient organocatalytic method for highly enantioselective Michael addition of malonates to enones catalyzed by readily accessible primary amine-thiourea

A practical and highly enantioselective Michael addition of malonates to enones catalyzed by simple and readily available bifunctional primary amine-thiourea derived from 1,2-diaminocyclohexane is reported. The addition of weak acids and elevated temperature (ca. 50 °C) improved the efficiency of the Michael reaction. This approach enables the efficient synthesis of 1,5-ketoesters with good yields, excellent enantioselectivities (up to 99% ee), and low loading (0.5-5 mol %) of simple chiral primary amine-thiourea catalysts, and is applicable in multigram scale synthesis.     

Highly enantioselective conjugate addition of AlMe3 to linear aliphatic enones by a designed catalyst

2-Hydroxy-2'-alkylthio-1,1'-binaphthyl compounds are catalytic promoters of the 1,4-addition of AlMe(3) to linear aliphatic enones in THF at -40 to -48 degrees C in the presence of [Cu(MeCN)(4)]BF(4). At ligand loadings of 5-20 mol %, enantioselectivities of 80-93 % are realised for most substrates. To attain these values, the use of highly pure AlMe(3) is mandatory. The presence of methylalumoxane (MAO), derived by hydrolysis, leads to reduced enantioselectivity and a conjugate addition product.     

Enantioselective organocatalytic amine conjugate addition

The first enantioselective organocatalytic amine conjugate addition has been successfully developed. The application of LUMO-lowering iminium catalysis has enabled the highly chemo- and enantioselective 1,4-addition of a rationally designed N-silyloxycarbamate nucleophile (HOMO-raised) to alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehydes. Imidazolidinone 2*pTSA was found to catalyze the addition of various orthogonally N-protected silyloxycarbamate nucleophiles to a range of alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehydes, affording synthetically useful beta-amino aldehyde intermediates. The synthetic utility of the protocol was demonstrated in the rapid synthesis of enantioenriched beta-amino acids in one operation and 1,3-amino alcohol derivatives in three operations.     

Enantioselective conjugate radical addition to alpha'-hydroxy enones

Enantioselective conjugate radical addition to alpha'-hydroxy alpha,beta-unsaturated ketones, compounds containing bidentate donors, has been investigated. It has been found that radical additions to alpha'-hydroxy alpha,beta-unsaturated ketones in the presence of Mg(NTf2)2 and bisoxazoline ligand 5a proceeded cleanly, yielding the addition products in high chemical yields and good enantiomeric excesses.     

Enantioselective radical conjugate addition to alpha'-phosphoric enones

Catalytic enantioselective radical conjugate addition reactions using alpha'-phosphoric enone templates have been studied. The C 2-symmetric bisoxazoline-zinc(II) complex proves to be effective for high enantioselectivities and chemical yields. In addition, intermediate alpha-carbonyl alkyl radicals could be trapped with allyltributylstannane to afford anti-isomers as major products with high enantioselectivities.     

Enantioselective organocatalytic conjugate addition of alpha-aminoketone to nitroolefins

The enantioselective organocatalytic conjugate addition of alpha-aminoketone to nitroolefins is reported.     

Enantioselective organocatalytic conjugate addition of aldehydes to nitrodienes

The asymmetric organocatalyzed Michael addition of aldehydes to alpha,beta-gamma,delta-unsaturated nitro compounds has been accomplished using only 5 mol % of (S)-diphenylprolinol silyl ether and 2 equiv of aldehyde in a mixture of ethanol and water (5% v/v). The Michael adducts were obtained in good yields, diastereoselectivities up to 94/6, and ee's up to 99%. This process provides synthetically useful compounds which can easily lead to more complex molecules, as exemplified with substituted tetrahydropyran or cyclohexene.     

Palladium-catalyzed conjugate addition of terminal alkynes to enones

A practical protocol for the hydroalkynylation of enones using Pd catalysis is reported. The reaction proceeds efficiently with a variety of alkynes as well as with several cyclic and acyclic enones, providing synthetically relevant β-alkynyl ketones in good to excellent yields.     

A general organocatalytic enantioselective malonate addition to alpha,beta-unsaturated enones

A general enantioselective organocatalytic conjugate addition procedure of a variety of malonates to alpha,beta-unsaturated enone systems is presented. The reaction is efficiently catalysed by the pyrrolidinyl tetrazole catalyst 1. Cyclic, acyclic and aromatic enones can be used and the reaction with ethyl malonates 3 b provides the Michael addition products in high yields with good to excellent enantioselectivities. Since only 1.5 equivalents of malonate are used as a reagent, the reaction is readily scaled and practical to operate. Furthermore, the malonate addition products can be easily mono decarboxylated without loss in enantiomeric excess by enzymatic or sodium hydroxide mediated methods.     

Enantioselective conjugate addition of alkenylboronic acids to indole-appended enones

An enantioselective addition of alkenylboronic acids and alkynylboronic esters to unprotected indole-appended enones is reported. This transformation proceeds with high enantioselectivity and high product yields via the use of catalytic amounts of 3,3'-bis(pentafluorophenyl)-BINOL and Mg(Ot-Bu)(2). A range of α-branched indole derivatives are available from the transformation.