Iridium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylation of Indoles via Kinetic Resolution of 1-Alken-4-yn-3-ols

Takahiro Sawano; Yuki Yasumura; Kyohei Kuwabara; Hikaru Sugiura; Kana Takahashi; Eri Ishikawa; Ryo Takeuchi

doi:10.1055/a-2108-9720

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Synlett 2023; 34(20): 2491-2495
DOI: 10.1055/a-2108-9720

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Iridium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylation of Indoles via Kinetic Resolution of 1-Alken-4-yn-3-ols

Authors

Takahiro Sawano

^aDepartment of Chemistry and Biological Science, Aoyama Gakuin University, 5-10-1 Fuchinobe, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5258, Japan
Yuki Yasumura

^aDepartment of Chemistry and Biological Science, Aoyama Gakuin University, 5-10-1 Fuchinobe, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5258, Japan
Kyohei Kuwabara

^aDepartment of Chemistry and Biological Science, Aoyama Gakuin University, 5-10-1 Fuchinobe, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5258, Japan
Hikaru Sugiura

^aDepartment of Chemistry and Biological Science, Aoyama Gakuin University, 5-10-1 Fuchinobe, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5258, Japan
Kana Takahashi

^aDepartment of Chemistry and Biological Science, Aoyama Gakuin University, 5-10-1 Fuchinobe, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5258, Japan
Eri Ishikawa

^bDepartment of Applied Chemistry, Chubu University, 1200 Matsumoto-cho, Kasugai 487-8501, Japan
Ryo Takeuchi∗

^aDepartment of Chemistry and Biological Science, Aoyama Gakuin University, 5-10-1 Fuchinobe, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5258, Japan

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Abstract

We report the iridium-catalyzed asymmetric allylation of indoles via kinetic resolution of 1-alken-4-yn-3-ols to form chiral 1-alken-4-yn-3-ols and branched allylated products with high selectivity. 1-Alken-4,6-diyn-3-ol was also found to be suitable for this asymmetric allylation and gave the products in high yield and enantioselectivity. Other nucleophiles such as a malonic ester and a thiol, besides indoles, reacted to give allylated products and 1-alken-4-yn-3-ols with high enantioselectivities.

Key words

iridium - asymmetric catalysis - allylation - 1-alken-4-yn-3-ols - indoles

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