Steric evaluation of Pyox ligands for asymmetric intermolecular Heck-Matsuda reaction

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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 languageEnglish
Article number154204
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume111
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 23 2022
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Enantioselective Heck-Matsuda reaction
  • Ligand development
  • Pyridine-oxazoline ligand
  • Steric evaluation
  • Structure selectivity relationship

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Drug Discovery
  • Organic Chemistry

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