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Synfacts 2008(3): 0312-0312
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1042723
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1042723
Organo- and Biocatalysis
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Organocatalytic Tandem Oxidative Dearomatization-Michael Reaction
N. T. Vo, R. D. M. Pace, F. O’Hara, M. J. Gaunt*
University of Cambridge, UK
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Publication History
Publication Date:
21 February 2008 (online)
Significance
The authors report an enantioselective organocatalytic tandem oxidative dearomatization-Michael reaction. Diacetoxyiodobenzene was used as oxidant and catalyst 1 was found to be the best catalyst for the desymmetrizing Michael reaction. The authors found that methanol can act both as nucleophile and as solvent for this tandem operation. With 10 mol% of catalyst 1, good to high diastereoselectivities (dr = 6.7:1 to >20:1 dr) and excellent enantioselectivities (er = 98:2 to >99:1) are obtained for different phenols. Lower enantioselectivity (er = 70:30) was obtained when a substituted 2,6-dimethyl phenol was used.