Conjugate addition of α-alkoxystannanes via in situ transmetalation using catalytic CuCN

Catalytic Synthesis of N-Unprotected Piperazines, Morpholines, and Thiomorpholines from Aldehydes and SnAP Reagents

Commercially available SnAP (stannyl amine protocol) reagents allow the transformation of aldehydes and ketones into a variety of N-unprotected heterocycles. By identifying new ligands and reaction conditions, a robust catalytic variant that expands the substrate scope to previously inaccessible heteroaromatic substrates and new substitution patterns was realized. It also establishes the basis for a catalytic enantioselective process through the use of chiral ligands.

Studies towards asymmetric synthesis of 4(S)-11-dihydroxydocosahexaenoic acid (diHDHA) featuring cross-coupling of chiral stannane under mild conditions

An efficient and asymmetric synthetic approach towards one of the biologically interesting 4(S)-11-diHDHA derivatives was developed. This process mainly relied on two reactions, one is the copper-catalyzed mild cross-coupling that allows for the efficient construction of a chiral α-alkynyl α-hydroxy motif and another is the synthesis of chiral α-hydroxy α-stannanes that has previously been developed by our group featuring the asymmetric stannylation using the well-established tributyltin hydride/diethyl zinc system from an aldehyde.

Chiral alpha,beta-dialkoxy- and alpha-alkoxy-beta-aminostannanes: preparation and copper-mediated cross-coupling

Addition of Zn(n-Bu(3)Sn)(2) to prochiral aldehydes affords anti-alpha,beta-dialkoxy- and anti-alpha-alkoxy-beta-aminostannanes in good yield (up to 77%) and excellent diastereoselectivity (up to 98% de). syn-Isomers are accessed from the initial adducts via Mitsunobu inversion/saponification. The corresponding thionocarbamates undergo mild Cu(I)-mediated cross-coupling with a variety of organic halides, inter alia, allylic, cinnamylic, propargylic, and acetylenic, with retention of configuration. [reaction: see text]

Complexation promoted additions to N-benzoyliminopyridinium ylides. A novel and highly regioselective approach to polysubstituted piperidines

Unprecedented regioselectivities were observed for the addition of different organometallic nucleophiles to N-benzoyliminopyridinium ylides. Even benzylic and branched aliphatic Grignard reagents, which usually give substantial amounts of 1,4-adducts, showed excellent 1,2-regioselectivities. The electronic nature of the pyridinium ylide is taken into account to explain these results.