New catalytic approaches in the stereoselective Friedel-Crafts alkylation reaction |
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Authors: | Bandini Marco Melloni Alfonso Umani-Ronchi Achille |
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Affiliation: | Dipartimento di Chimica G. Ciamician, Università di Bologna, Via Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy. marco.bandini@unibo.it |
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Abstract: | After more than 125 years, the Friedel–Crafts alkylation is still one of the most studied and most utilized reactions in organic synthesis. What is the secret of this astonishing success? Perhaps the great versatility in scope and applicability continues to justify its crucial role in the synthesis of more and more complex molecules. However, it has taken more than a century for asymmetric catalytic versions of this reaction to be developed and subsequently extended to a range of aromatic compounds and alkylating agents. Herein we review recent developments in the design and use of catalytic and stereoselective strategies for the alkylation of aromatic systems and synthesis of a wide range of polyfunctionalized enantiomerically enriched compounds. |
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Keywords: | alkylation aromatic substitution asymmetric catalysis Lewis acids synthesis design |
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