Torregrosa-Chinillach A, Carral-Menoyo A, Gómez-Bengoa E, Chinchilla R. Organocatalytic Enantioselective α-Nitrogenation of α,α-Disubstituted Aldehydes in the Absence of a Solvent.
J Org Chem 2022;
87:14507-14513. [PMID:
36283071 PMCID:
PMC9639010 DOI:
10.1021/acs.joc.2c01919]
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Abstract
A highly efficient enantioselective α-nitrogenation method of α,α-disubstituted aldehydes with azodicarboxylates promoted by a chiral carbamate-monoprotected cyclohexa-1,2-diamine as organocatalyst has been developed. The process was carried out without any solvent, and the corresponding α,α-disubstituted α-nitrogenated aldehydes were obtained with excellent yields and enantioselectivities up to 99% ee. The sustainability of the procedure was established through the calculation of green metrics, such as EcoScale and E-factor. In addition, theoretical calculations have been used to justify the obtained enantioselectivity sense.
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