Iron-catalysed enantioselective carbometalation of azabicycloalkenes

Laksmikanta Adak, Masayoshi Jin, Shota Saito, Tatsuya Kawabata, Takuma Itoh, Shingo Ito, Akhilesh K. Sharma, Nicholas J. Gower, Paul Cogswell, Jan Geldsetzer, Hikaru Takaya, Katsuhiro Isozaki*, Masaharu Nakamura

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The first enantioselective carbometalation reaction of azabicycloalkenes has been achieved by iron catalysis toin situform optically active organozinc intermediates, which are amenable to further synthetic elaborations. The observed chiral induction, along with the DFT and XAS analyses, reveals the direct coordination of the chiral phosphine ligand to the iron centre during the carbon-carbon and carbon-metal bond forming step. This new class of iron-catalysed asymmetric reaction will contribute to the synthesis and production of bioactive molecules.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6975-6978
Number of pages4
JournalChemical Communications
Volume57
Issue number57
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 21 2021
Externally publishedYes

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ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Catalysis
  • Ceramics and Composites
  • General Chemistry
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films
  • Metals and Alloys
  • Materials Chemistry

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