Chiral cobalt( <scp>ii</scp> ) complex-promoted asymmetric <i>para</i> -Claisen rearrangement of allyl α-naphthol ethers
Hongkun Zeng, Lifeng Wang, Zhishan Su, Meijia Ying, Lili Lin, Xiaoming Feng
Abstract
A highly enantioselective para -Claisen rearrangement of allyl α-naphthol ethers is realized by a chiral cobalt( ii )/ N , N ′-dioxide complex catalyst.
Topics & Concepts
Claisen rearrangementEnantioselective synthesisCarroll rearrangementChemistryCobaltCatalysisMedicinal chemistryStereochemistryOrganic chemistryAsymmetric Synthesis and CatalysisAxial and Atropisomeric Chirality SynthesisOxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions