Porey A, Mondal BD, Guin J. Hydrogen-Bonding Assisted Catalytic Kinetic Resolution of Acyclic β-Hydroxy Amides.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021;
60:8786-8791. [PMID:
33368918 DOI:
10.1002/anie.202015004]
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Abstract
Enantioenriched acyclic α-substituted β-hydroxy amides are valuable compounds in chemical, material and medicinal sciences, but their enantioselective synthesis remains challenging. A catalytic kinetic resolution (KR) of such amides with selectivity factor(s) up to >200 is developed via enantioselective acylation of primary alcohol with N-heterocyclic carbene. An enhanced selectivity for the catalytic KR process is realized using cyclic tertiary amine as base additive. Diastereomeric transition state models for the process are proposed to rationalize the origin of enantioselectivity.
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