Michael Addition of Thiols to á,(a)-Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds Catalyzed by Bifunctional Organocatalysts:Asymmetric Michael Addition and Asymmetric Protonation

Recently the hydrogen-bond activated reactions have attracted much attention.1 Takemoto2 reported a highly enantioselective Michael addition of manolate to nitroolefins catalyzed by a bifunctional organocatalyst with tertiary amine and thiourea moiety. As we known,stereoselective conjugate additions of thiols are interesting due to the standpoint of biological and synthetic importance, however, only very limited good results have been obtained except for the works of Shibasaki3, Kanemasa4 and Deng5 et al.In this letter, we report an efficient catalytic asymmetric Michael reactions of thiols to a,a-unsaturated carbonyl compounds promoted by bifunctional organocatalysts. A series of organocatalysts with chiral amine and thiourea structures were designed and synthesized and have been successfully applied in the conjugated additions of thiols to a,a-unsaturated imides and enones.The reactions got quantitative yields and the ee values were up to 84%. It is noteworthy that the a-asymmetric protonation (up to 43% ee) also could be achieved.The Michael addition between aromatic thiols and a,a-unsaturated carbonyl compounds isdescribed as follows:Works to further increase the enantioselectivity is under investigation in our laboratory.     

脯氨酸衍生物催化手性Michael加成的研究进展

Michael加成是有机合成中形成C-C键的重要反应.近年来,对于不对称催化Michael加成反应的研究成为手性催化研究领域的热点之一.不含贵金属的有机小分子催化剂由于其温和、廉价、对环境友好等优点,其应用已成为催化领域的重要发展趋势.本文综述了脯氨酸衍生物催化手性Michael加成反应的研究进展,并对其发展前景作了展望.     

手性助剂控制的不对称Michael加成立体选择性研究

手性助剂控制的不对称反应是不对称合成的主要方法之一.采用不同空间位阻Evans手性助剂对呋喃基丙烯酸进行立体选择性控制,通过不同空间位阻的格氏试剂对Michael受体1进行不对称1,4-Michael加成反应研究,合成了一系列新的Michael加成产物2a～2h.研究结果表明手性助剂及格氏试剂的空间位阻是影响反应立体选择性的主要因素.当手性助剂及格氏试剂的取代基为芳基时,产物的de值都大于95%,而取代基为烷基、苄基及脂环基时,产物的de值则低于70%.     

Highly Enantioselective Tandem Michael Addition of Tryptamine‐Derived Oxindoles to Alkynones: Concise Synthesis of Strychnos Alkaloids

A highly enantioselective tandem Michael addition of tryptamine‐derived oxindoles to alkynones was developed by taking advantage of a chiral N,N′‐dioxide Sc(OTf)₃ catalyst. The reaction enables the facile preparation of enantioenriched spiro[pyrrolidine‐3,3′‐oxindole] compounds, which provides a novel strategy for the synthesis of monoterpenoid indole alkaloids. As a demonstration, the asymmetric synthesis of strychnos alkaloids [(?)‐tubifoline, (?)‐tubifolidine, (?)‐dehydrotubifoline] was achieved in 10–11 steps.     

Phosphine‐Catalyzed Enantioselective γ‐Addition of 3‐Substituted Oxindoles to 2,3‐Butadienoates and 2‐Butynoates: Use of Prochiral Nucleophiles

The first phosphine‐catalyzed enantioselective γ‐addition with prochiral nucleophiles and 2,3‐butadienoates as the reaction partners has been developed. Both 3‐alkyl‐ and 3‐aryl‐substituted oxindoles could be employed in this process, which is catalyzed by a chiral phosphine that is derived from an amino acid, thus affording oxindoles that bear an all‐carbon quaternary center at the 3‐position in high yields and excellent enantioselectivity. The synthetic value of these γ‐addition products was demonstrated by the formal total synthesis of two natural products and by the preparation of biologically relevant molecules and structural scaffolds.     

Highly E‐Selective and Enantioselective Michael Addition to Electron‐Deficient Internal Alkynes Under Chiral Iminophosphorane Catalysis

A highly E‐selective and enantioselective conjugate addition of 2‐benzyloxythiazol‐5(4H)‐ones to β‐substituted alkynyl N‐acyl pyrazoles is achieved under the catalysis of a P‐spiro chiral iminophosphorane. Simultaneous control of the newly generated central chirality and olefin geometry is possible with a wide array of the alkynyl Michael acceptors possessing different aromatic and aliphatic β‐substituents, as well as the various α‐amino acid‐derived thiazolone nucleophiles. This protocol provides access to structurally diverse, optically active α‐amino acids bearing a geometrically defined trisubstituted olefinic component at the α‐position.     

Tuning Catalysts to Tune the Products: Phosphine‐Catalyzed Aza‐Michael Addition Reaction of Hydrazones with Allenoates

A new tunable phosphine‐catalyzed aza‐Michael β‐addition reaction between allenoates and various hydrazones has been developed. These reactions are most‐efficiently promoted by a catalytic amount of phosphine catalysts. These atom‐economical reactions are operationally simple and their corresponding adducts can been achieved in high yields and high selectivity under mild reaction conditions. Further studies revealed that different phosphine catalyst can produce different adducts from the same starting materials.     

Palladacycle Catalyzed Asymmetric PH Addition of Diarylphosphines to N‐Enoyl Phthalimides

The first asymmetric phospha‐Michael addition of diarylphosphines to N‐enoyl phthalimides has been developed in the presence of a chiral palladacycle catalyst. A library of free chiral tertiary phosphine adducts were directly obtained with excellent yields and enantioselectivities. Products can be subsequently functionalized to afford β‐phosphinoamides, the direct preparation of which from cinnamides has been notoriously challenging.     

Enantioselective Construction of Functionalized Thiochromans via Squaramide‐Catalyzed Asymmetric Cascade Sulfa‐Michael/Michael Addition

An efficient enantioselective cascade sulfa‐Michael/Michael addition reaction of trans‐3‐(2‐mercaptophenyl)‐2‐propenoic acid ethyl ester with nitroalkenes catalyzed by a chiral squaramide catalyst was disclosed. This cascade reaction afforded thiochroman derivatives with three contiguous stereocenters in high yields (up to 94%), excellent diastereoselectivities (up to >25:1 dr) and enantioselectivities (up to 99% ee).     

硫脲催化硝基烯与硫叶立德的不对称Michael加成反应

基于密度泛函理论研究了氯代苯基硫脲催化的硝基苯乙烯与硫叶立德的Michael加成反应,确定了控制反应立体选择性的C―C键形成步骤的过渡态结构,计算了过渡态的相对能量和反应势垒,弄清了硫脲催化的微观反应机理,探讨了硫脲催化性能的微观本质.结果表明,反应有利于反式Michael加成产物的形成,硫脲在反应中作为质子给体,首先与质子受体硝基苯乙烯形成双氢键配合物,通过授受体间的电荷转移活化硝基苯乙烯的β-C原子增强其亲电性,有利于硫叶立德的亲核进攻.     

高分子支载手性催化剂在Michael反应中的研究进展

高分子手性催化剂用于不对称有机合成,它易与产物分离、可通过适当的处理后回收重复使用;具有毒性或气味的手性催化剂支载在高分子上后,使用更加安全和方便;而且,适当结构的高分子聚合物可以为不对称反应提供更有利的微环境,提高立体选择性.正是这些优点,高分子手性催化剂的研究越来越受到人们的关注.不对称Michael反应是形成手性碳-碳、碳-杂键的重要反应,在有机合成和药物合成中起着重要的作用.本文综述了近年来的高分子手性催化剂在Michael反应中的应用及最新进展.     

Chiral Amine Catalyzed Reductive Aldol/Reductive Michael Addition Cascade Towards Enantioselective Synthesis of Benzannulated Diquinanes

Disclosed here an amine-catalyzed reductive aldol-condensation followed by an intramolecular reductive Michael-addition cascade employing Hantzsch ester as hydride source to a keto-bis-enone to provide enantio- and diastereoselective benzannulated diquinanes having three consecutive stereocenters, one of which is an all-carbon quaternary formyl stereocenter. Interestingly, on changing a tether connecting the ketone and an enone moiety from an aliphatic to an aromatic, a change in reactivity is observed. In this case, instead of the above-mentioned reductive aldol condensation, an asymmetric aldol reaction occurs, followed by an iminium/enamine isomerization and, finally diastereoselective Michael addition reaction occurs. As a result, a bis-benzannulated diquinane is obtained with vicinal congested quaternary chiral centers.     

Au(I)/手性双功能叔胺催化实现的一锅法串联成烯/不对称环化反应构建螺环季碳氧化吲哚

研究报道了Au（I）/手性叔胺串联催化实现的一锅法不对称反应,实现从重氮氧化吲哚和氟代烯醇硅醚出发构建螺环季碳氧化吲哚.反应的第一步是3.0 mol% IPrAuBF₄催化的重氮氧化吲哚与单氟烯醇硅醚的交叉偶联反应,现场产生N-Ac保护的3-烯基氧化吲哚在手性叔胺-四方酸C1的催化下与N-Ts邻氨基查尔酮再发生不对称Michael/Michael反应,以中等到良好的产率以及对映选择性,>20：1的非对映选择性得到螺环季碳氧化吲哚.反应的关键一步是Au（I）催化的给体-受体类重氮化合物与三取代单氟烯醇硅醚的成烯化反应,高效构建三取代烯烃.