Catalytic Asymmetric Syntheses of Quinolizidines by Dirhodium-Catalyzed Dearomatization of Isoquinolinium/Pyridinium Methylides–The Role of Catalyst and Carbene Source
- 25 July 2013
- journal article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Journal of the American Chemical Society
- Vol. 135 (33), 12439-12447
- https://doi.org/10.1021/ja406482q
Abstract
Convenient access to highly enantioenriched substituted quinolizidines has been achieved by chiral dirhodium(II) carboxylate-catalyzed dearomatizing formal [3 + 3]-cycloaddition of isoquinolinium/pyridinium methylides and enol diazoacetates. Coordination of Lewis basic methylides to dirhodium(II) prompts the rearrangement of the enol-carbene that is bound to dirhodium to produce a donor–acceptor cyclopropene. The donor–acceptor cyclopropene is in equilibrium with the dirhodium-bound enol-carbene and undergoes both enantioselective [3 + 3]-cycloaddition from the dirhodium-bound enol-carbene and diastereoselective [3 + 2]-cycloaddition by uncatalyzed reaction of the cyclopropene with isoquinolinium or pyridinium methylides. Increasing the mol % of catalyst loading suppresses the [3 + 2]-cycloaddition pathway.Keywords
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