Abstract
A structure selectivity relationship was established by systematically increasing the steric of the ligands from phenyl substituent to mesityl on the pyridine ring of Pyox and isopropyl to tert-butyl group on the oxazoline ring. The ligand 6MesPyoxsBu bearing a sterically demanding mesityl group at position 6 of the pyridine ring showed optimum catalytic activity for Heck-Matsuda desymmetrization reaction of non-activated cyclopentene using Pd(tfa)2 as the catalyst. A wide range of arenediazonium salts bearing electronically distinct substituents was evaluated in Heck-Matsuda coupling, which resulted in good to excellent isolated yields (67–92 %), excellent enantio- and diastereoselectivity (up to 96 % ee, >20:1 dr).
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 154204 |
| Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
| Volume | 111 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 23 2022 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Enantioselective Heck-Matsuda reaction
- Ligand development
- Pyridine-oxazoline ligand
- Steric evaluation
- Structure selectivity relationship
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Drug Discovery
- Organic Chemistry