Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.140, No.14, 4797-4802, 2018
Catalytic Diastereo- and Enantioselective Fluoroamination of Alkenes
The stereoselective synthesis of syn-beta-fluoroaziridine building blocks via chiral aryl iodide catalyzed fluorination of allylic amines is reported. The method employs HF pyridine as a nucleophilic fluoride source together with mCPBA as a stoichiometric oxidant, and affords access to arylethylamine derivatives featuring fluorine-containing stereocenters in high diastereo- and enantioselectivity. Catalyst-controlled diastereoselectivity in the fluorination of chiral allylic amines enabled the preparation of highly enantioenriched 1,3-difluoro-2-amines bearing three contiguous stereocenters. The enantioselective catalytic method was applied successfully to other classes of multifunctional alkene substrates to afford anti-beta-fluoropyrrolidines, as well as a variety of 1,2-oxyfluorinated products.