Chirality Transfer from a Chiral Primary Alcohol Equivalent Through Allyl Cyanate-to-Isocyanate Rearrangement: Synthesis of (+)-Geranyllinaloisocyanide

Abstract

A new approach was developed to construct quaternary stereogenic centers bearing nitrogen substituents in an enantioselective manner. The strategy takes advantage of [1,3]-chirality transfer from a chiral primary alcohol equivalent through an allyl cyanate-to-isocyanate rearrangement. This approach was employed in an efficient eight-step synthesis of the marine natural product, (+)-geranyllinaloisocyanide, in 43% overall yield.

Key words

Hoppe reaction - α-silyl allyl alcohol - allyl cyanate-to-isocyanate rearrangement - chirality transfer - marine natural products

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