Trisoxazoline/Cu(II)-catalyzed asymmetric intramolecular Friedel-Crafts alkylation reaction of indoles

Intramolecular Friedel-Crafts alkylation reaction of indoles catalyzed by trisoxazoline/copper(II) is described. This annulation provides an easy access to polycyclic indole derivatives with up to 90% ee in up to 99% yield.     

Enantioselective Friedel-Crafts alkylation of indoles with nitroalkenes catalyzed by bifunctional tridentate bis(oxazoline)-Zn(II) complex

[reaction: see text] A more practical and efficient catalytic asymmetric Friedel-Crafts alkylation of indoles with nitroalkenes using bifunctional tridentate bis(oxazoline)-Zn(OTf)(2) as catalyst has been developed. Various types of the nitroalkylated indoles were obtained in excellent yields (85-99%) and high enantioselectivities (up to 98% ee).     

Enantioselective Friedel-Crafts reaction of indoles with arylidene malonates catalyzed by iPr-bisoxazoline-Cu(OTf)2

The cheap and simple (i)Pr-bisoxazoline-Cu(OTf)(2) proves to be an efficient catalyst in the asymmetric Friedel-Crafts reaction of indole with arylidene malonates. In (i)BuOH, the S-enantiomer was obtained in up to 97% ee, while the opposite enantiomer was obtained in up to 78% ee in CH(2)Cl(2) or TTCE.     

Catalytic enantioselective Friedel-Crafts alkylations of indoles with alpha'-phosphoric enones

The C2-symmetric bis(oxazoline) copper(II) complex proves to be an excellent catalyst in the Friedel-Crafts alkylation of indoles with alpha'-phosphoric enones. The enantioselectivities of this reaction are obtained in up to 98% ee.     

Asymmetric Friedel-Crafts alkylations of indoles with nitroalkenes catalyzed by Zn(II)-bisoxazoline complexes

[reaction: see text] A novel asymmetric Friedel-Crafts alkylation of indoles with nitroalkenes catalyzed by Zn(II)-bisoxazoline complexes has been developed. The nitroalkylated indoles are synthesized in excellent yields and high enantioselectivities (up to 90% ee). The effects of ligand structure, metal salt, and solvent on the reaction are discussed. The substrates of the reaction can be aromatic, heteroaromatic, and even aliphatic nitroalkenes. The high reactivity and selectivity of the reaction are presumptively attributed to the activation and asymmetric induction of chiral Lewis acids coordinated by nitroalkene substrates through a 1,3-metal bonding model.     

Catalytic and highly enantioselective Friedel-Crafts alkylation of aromatic ethers with trifluoropyruvate under solvent-free conditions

[Structure: see text] Highly enantioselective Friedel-Crafts alkylation of simple and aromatic ethers (4a-l) with 3,3,3-trifluoropyruvate (3) was accomplished by using chiral (4R,5S)-DiPh-BOX(1b)-Cu(OTf)2 complex (1 mol %) as a catalyst under solvent-free conditions. Excellent yields and enantioselectivities (90-93% ee, after recrystallization up to 99% ee) of the Friedel-Crafts alkylation products were obtained.     

Chiral Pd-catalyzed enantioselective Friedel-Crafts reaction of indoles with γ,δ-unsaturated β-keto phosphonates

The catalytic enantioselective Friedel-Crafts alkylation reaction promoted by chiral palladium complexes is described. The treatment of indoles with γ,δ-unsaturated β-keto phosphonates under the mild reaction conditions afforded the corresponding Friedel-Crafts alkylation adducts with excellent enantioselectivities (up to 99% ee).     

Iron Chloride Hexahydrate-catalyzed Friedel-Crafts Akylation of Cyclic Ketene Dithioacetals with Alcohols

A cost-effective and environmentally compliance FeCl₃·6H₂O catalyzed Friedel-Crafts alkylation of cyclic ketene dithioacetals with alcohols was developed. The reaction was efficient in the presence of catalyst loading as low as 5%(molar fraction) in CH₂Cl₂ solvent at room temperature or under reflux conditions. A wide range of alkylated ketene dithioacetals were synthesized in excellent yields.     

Asymmetric Friedel-Crafts alkylation of indoles with 3-nitro-2H-chromenes catalyzed by diphenylamine-linked bis(oxazoline) and bis(thiazoline) Zn(II) complexes

An efficient diastereo- and enantioselective Friedel-Crafts alkylation of indoles with 3-nitro-2H-chromenes catalyzed by diphenylamine-linked bis(oxazoline) and bis(thiazoline) Zn(II) complexes has been developed. This asymmetric Friedel-Crafts alkylation led to medicinally privileged indolyl(nitro)chromans in good yields with high enantioselectivities (up to 95% ee) and diastereoselectivities under mild reaction conditions.     

Enantioselective synthesis of (3-indolyl)glycine derivatives via asymmetric Friedel-Crafts reaction between indoles and glyoxylate imines

Chiral phosphoric acid-catalyzed enantioselective Friedel-Crafts reaction of indoles with ethyl glyoxylate imines was developed. With 10 mol % of the catalyst, the Friedel-Crafts reactions between a wide range of indoles and imines have been carried out, affording optically active (3-indolyl)glycine derivatives with excellent yields and high enantioselectivities (up to 87% ee).     

Cu(OTf)2/trisoxazoline catalyzed asymmetric Friedel-Crafts reaction of pyrroles with alkylidene malonates

In the presence of catalytic amount of Cu(OTf)₂/trisoxazoline, an enantioselective Friedel-Crafts reaction of N-methyl pyrrole with alkylidene malonates has been developed and up to 66% ee is achieved.     

Enantioselective Friedel-Crafts alkylation of indoles with 2-enoylpyridine-N-oxides catalyzed by glucoBOX-Cu(II) complex

The glucosamine derived glucoBOX-Cu(II) complex was found to be a unique catalytic system for enantioselective Friedel-Crafts alkylation of indoles with 2-enoylpyridine-1-oxides. A large number of 3-alkylated indole derivatives were prepared using 5 mol% glucoBOX-Cu(II) complex in excellent yields with high enantioselectivity up to 99% ee.     

Enantioselective synthesis of tertiary alcohols through a zirconium-catalyzed Friedel-Crafts alkylation of pyrroles with α-ketoesters

Chiral complexes of 1,1'-bi-2-naphthol-based ligands with zirconium tert-butoxide catalyze the Friedel-Crafts alkylation of pyrroles with α-ketoesters to afford tertiary alcohols in good yields and ee up to 98%. The reaction is also of application to 4,7-dihydroindole to give C2-alkylated indoles after oxidation with p-benzoquinone.     

全氟辛基磺酸催化液态烯烃Friedel-Crafts反应的研究

烯烃的Friedel-Crafts烷基化反应(以下简称F-C烷基化反应)一般采用金属卤化物和浓硫酸作催化剂,但两种情况下的后处理都比较复杂,要消耗大量溶剂,催化剂只能一次性使用。近年来,由于苯乙烯与二甲苯反应产物为具有多种工业用途的材料"PXE",国内外相继报道使用不同的催化剂来改进该反应,这些反应各有优点,但均未提及机理和与之竞     

Highly enantioselective yttrium(III)-catalyzed Friedel-Crafts alkylation of β-trichloro(trifluoro)methyl aryl enones with indoles

An efficient yttrium(III)-catalyzed highly enantioselective Friedel-Crafts alkylation of β-trichloro(trifluoro)methyl aryl enones is described. The reaction delivered a series of functionalized indoles with a chiral tertiary carbon center bearing a trichloro(trifluoro)methyl group in excellent results (up to 96% ee and 99% yield) under mild conditions.     

Highly enantioselective Friedel-Crafts reaction of indoles with 2-enoylpyridine 1-oxides catalyzed by chiral pyridine 2,6-bis(5',5'-diphenyloxazoline)-Cu(II) complexes

The catalytic enantioselective Friedel-Crafts reaction of indoles with 2-enoylpyridine 1-oxides has been studied in the presence of chiral pyridine 2,6-bis(5',5'-diphenyloxazoline)-Cu(II) complexes. The reaction furnished alkylated indoles in excellent yields (up to 97%) and enantioselectivities (up to 99% ee).     

Highly diastereoselective Friedel-Crafts reaction of arenes with N-tert-butanesulfinylimino ester towards the efficient synthesis of α-arylglycines

Lewis acid-catalyzed highly diastereoselective asymmetric Friedel-Crafts alkylation of arenes with a chiral N-tert-butanesulfinylimino ester is described. The reaction can be accomplished with ease in the presence of a catalytic amount of In(OTf)(3) at room temperature, providing a series of enantiomerically enriched α-arylglycines in good yields and with excellent diastereoselectivities (up to 99% de). Highly stereoselective double Friedel-Crafts alkylation to afford dialkylation product was also investigated.     

Catalytic, highly enantioselective Friedel-Crafts reactions of aromatic and heteroaromatic compounds to trifluoropyruvate. A simple approach for the formation of optically active aromatic and heteroaromatic hydroxy trifluoromethyl esters.

A new catalytic enantioselective synthetic method for the formation of optically active aromatic and heteroaromatic hydroxy-trifluoromethyl ethyl esters is presented. This catalytic enantioselective Friedel-Crafts reaction of trifluoromethyl pyruvate with aromatic and heteroaromatic compounds is catalyzed by a chiral bisoxazoline copper(II) complex and proceeds in good yield and with high enantiomeric excess. For a series of substituted indoles, the corresponding 3-substituted hydroxy-trifluoromethyl ethyl esters are formed in up to 93% yield and 94% ee. Pyrrole and 2-substituted pyrroles also react with trifluoromethyl pyruvate in a highly enantioselective aromatic electrophilic reaction and up to 93% ee and good yields are obtained. Furanes and thiophenes give the corresponding 2-hydroxy-trifluoromethyl ethyl esters in high enantiomeric excess; however, the yields of the products are only moderate. Various types of aromatic compounds react in this catalytic reaction with trifluoromethyl pyruvate to give the aromatic electrophilic addition product in good yield. To obtain high enantiomeric excess (> 80% ee) it is necessary that aromatic amines are protected with sterically demanding protecting groups such as benzyl or allyl. This prevents coordination of the amine nitrogen atom to the catalyst, as aromatic amines having a N,N-dimethyl group probably coordinate to the catalyst, leading to a significant reduction of the enantioselective properties of the catalyst. On the basis of the experimental results and the absolute configuration of the formed chiral center, the mechanism for the catalytic enantioselective Friedel-Crafts reaction is discussed.     

Enantioselective Friedel-Crafts alkylation of indoles with nitroalkenes catalyzed by a bis(oxazoline)-Cu(II) complex

The catalytic enantioselective Friedel-Crafts reaction of indole with trans-β-nitrostyrene is reported in the presence of copper triflate-bisoxazoline complexes. The reaction furnished nitroalkylated indoles in excellent yields (up to 95%) and high enantioselectivities up to an 86% ee.     

Dy(OTf)3/Pybox-catalyzed enantioselective Friedel-Crafts alkylation of indoles with α,β-unsaturated trifluoromethyl ketones

The first catalytic enantioselective Friedel-Crafts alkylation of indoles with α,β-unsaturated trifluoromethyl ketones has been accomplished. The reaction was achieved in the presence of the Dy(OTf)₃/Pybox complex, producing the desired products in high yields (up to 99%) with good enantioselectivities (up to 86% ee). The absolute stereochemistry of the resulting adducts was determined by X-ray analysis.