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Direct Enantioselective Brønsted Acid Catalyzed <i>N</i>-Acyliminium Cyclization Cascades of Tryptamines and Ketoacids

Organic LettersPublished 7 October 2010
Chloe A. Holloway, Michael E. Muratore, R. lan Storer, Darren J. Dixon
Citations146
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score1.24
SNIP1.03

Abstract

A direct enantio- and diastereoselective N-acyliminium cyclization cascade through chiral phosphoric acid catalyzed condensation of tryptamines with γ- and δ-ketoacid derivatives to provide architecturally complex heterocycles has been developed. The reaction is technically simple to perform, atom-efficient, and broad in scope. Employing 10 mol % of (R)-BINOL derived chiral phosphoric acids in refluxing toluene allowed the polycyclic product materials to be generated in good yields (53-99%) and moderate to high enantioselectivities (68-98% ee).

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Chemistry