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Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.131, No.9, 3122-3122, 2009
Catalytic Enantioselective Synthesis of Tetrahydrofurans: A Dynamic Kinetic Asymmetric [3+2] Cycloaddition of Racemic Cyclopropanes and Aldehydes
A highly diastereoselective dynamic kinetic asymmetric transformation of racemic 1,1-cyclopropane diesters to prepare enantioenriched tetrahydrofuran (THF) derivatives has been developed. Asymmetric [3 + 2] cycloaddition of activated donor-acceptor (D-A) cyclopropanes and aldehydes catalyzed by ('Bu-pybox)Mgl(2) gives THF products in good to excellent yields (48-92%) as single diastereomers with er's up to 97:3. Aryl, cinnamyl, and aliphatic alclehydes are competent dipolarophiles for this transformation.