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Isothiourea‐Catalyzed Enantioselective Functionalisation of Glycine Schiff Base Aryl Esters via 1,6‐ and 1,4‐Additions

Lotte Stockhammer, Rebecca L. Craik, Uwe Monkowius, David B. Cordes, Andrew D. Smith, Mario Waser

2023ChemistryEurope17 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

The enantioselective α-functionalisation of glycine Schiff base aryl esters through isothiourea catalysis is successfully demonstrated for 1,6-additions to para-quinone methides (21 examples, up to 95:5 dr and 96:4 er) and 1,4-additions to methylene substituted dicarbonyl or disulfonyl Michael acceptors (17 examples, up to 98:2 er). This nucleophilic organocatalysis approach gives access to a range of α-functionalised α-amino acid derivatives and further transformations of the activated aryl ester group provide a straightforward entry to advanced amino acid-based esters, amides or thioesters.

Topics & Concepts

Enantioselective synthesisChemistrySchiff baseGlycineCatalysisOrganocatalysisMichael reactionNucleophileMethyleneArylNucleophilic additionOrganic chemistryBase (topology)Combinatorial chemistryAmino acidStereochemistryBiochemistryMathematicsAlkylMathematical analysisSynthesis of Indole DerivativesChemical Synthesis and ReactionsAsymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis