Cp*Ir(<scp>iii</scp>)/chiral carboxylic acid-catalyzed enantioselective C–H alkylation of ferrocene carboxamides with diazomalonates
Qi Mou, Ruyuan Zhao, Ruihan Niu, Seiya Fukagawa, Taiki Shigeno, Tatsuhiko Yoshino, Shigeki Matsunaga, Bo Sun
Abstract
An achiral Cp*Ir( iii )/chiral carboxylic acid-catalysed enantioselective C–H alkylation of ferrocene carboxamides with diazomalonates was achieved, providing planar chiral alkylated ferrocenes in up to 94 : 6 er.
Topics & Concepts
Enantioselective synthesisChemistryFerroceneAlkylationCarboxylic acidCatalysisStereochemistryMedicinal chemistryOrganic chemistryElectrochemistryPhysical chemistryElectrodeCatalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsAsymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisSynthesis and Catalytic Reactions