Synlett 2021; 32(20): 1981-1986
DOI: 10.1055/a-1650-4266
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Enantioselective Palladium-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Dearomative Asymmetric Allylic Alkylation of Benzofurans: Diversity-Oriented Synthesis of Flavaglines

Authors

  • Hai-Hua Lu

    a   Key Laboratory of Precise Synthesis of Functional Molecules of Zhejiang Province, School of Science, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou 310024, P. R. of China
    b   Institute of Natural Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Hangzhou 310024, P. R. of China
    c   Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, P. R. of China
    d   Institute of Advanced Synthesis (IAS), Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, P. R. of China
  • Meng-Yue Cao

    a   Key Laboratory of Precise Synthesis of Functional Molecules of Zhejiang Province, School of Science, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou 310024, P. R. of China
    b   Institute of Natural Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Hangzhou 310024, P. R. of China
    c   Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, P. R. of China

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NNSFC 21772090) and Young Scholar 1000 Talents Plan of China.


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Dedicated to Professor Wen-Jing Xiao on the occasion of Teachers’ Day

Abstract

With the introduction of new Trost-type bisphosphine ligands bearing a chiral cycloalkane framework, the highly efficient and enantioselective palladium-catalyzed decarboxylative dearomative asymmetric allylic alkylation (AAA) of benzofurans was achieved. This enabled a diversity-oriented synthesis (DOS) of previously unreachable flavaglines, which features two diversification stages. A new avenue for developing flavagline-based drugs was thus established.

1 Introduction

2 The Dearomative Asymmetric Allylic Alkylation of Benzofurans

3 Synthesis of Flavaglines

4 Conclusion and Outlook



Publication History

Received: 09 September 2021

Accepted after revision: 21 September 2021

Accepted Manuscript online:
21 September 2021

Article published online:
08 October 2021

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