Enantioselective Synthesis of Distorted π-Extended Chiral Triptycenes Consisting of Three Distinct Aromatic Rings by Rhodium-Catalyzed [2+2+2] Cycloaddition |
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Authors: | Yukimasa Aida Dr Yu Shibata Prof Dr Ken Tanaka |
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Institution: | Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, O-okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8550 Japan |
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Abstract: | The enantioselective synthesis of distorted π-extended chiral triptycenes, consisting of three distinct aromatic rings, has been achieved with high ee value of 87 % by the cationic rhodium(I)/segphos complex-catalyzed enantioselective 2+2+2] cycloaddition of 2,2′-di(prop-1-yn-1-yl)-5,5′-bis(trifluoromethyl)-1,1′-biphenyl with 6-methoxy-1,2-dihydronaphthalene followed by the diastereoselective Diels–Alder reaction and aromatization. Demethoxy derivatives were also synthesized by the C−O bond cleavage. In this synthesis, the use of the electron-deficient diyne and the electron-rich alkene is crucial to suppress the undesired strain-relieving carbocation rearrangement and stabilize the distorted triptycene structure. |
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Keywords: | [2+2+2] cycloaddition chiral triptycenes cyclic alkenes enantioselective synthesis rhodium |
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