Isothiourea-catalyzed enantioselective synthesis of tetrahydro-α-carbolinones

Honglei Liu; Alexandra M. M. Slawin; Andrew D. Smith

doi:10.1021/acs.orglett.9b04615

Isothiourea-catalyzed enantioselective synthesis of tetrahydro-α-carbolinones

Honglei Liu, Alexandra M. M. Slawin, Andrew D. Smith^*

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An isothiourea-catalyzed enantioselective annulation protocol using indolin-2-imines with a series of α,β-unsaturated p-nitrophenyl esters for the synthesis of tetrahydro-α-carbolinones was developed. Using 5 mol % of the isothiourea HyperBTM as the Lewis base catalyst, this process allows the enantioselective preparation of a range of C(4)-substituted tetrahydro-α-carbolinones in good to excellent yield and with high enantioselectivity (20 examples, 32–99% yield and up to 99:1 er).

Original language	English
Journal	Organic Letters
Volume	Articles ASAP
Early online date	6 Feb 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.9b04615
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 6 Feb 2020

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Isothiourea-catalyzed enantioselective synthesis of tetrahydro-α-carbolinones

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Honglei Liu - Newton Fellowship: Dynamic Kinetic Resolution/Desynnetrisation of Atropisomeric Biaryl Diols Using Isothioureas

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