Huang Group
School of Chemical Biology & Biotechnology

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时间:2013-05-23

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A Highly Diastereo- and Enantioselective Synthesis of Tetrahydroquinolines: Quaternary Stereogenic Center Inversion and Functionalization

Chaosheng Luo and Yong Huang*

J. Am. Chem. Soc., Article ASAP DOI: 10.1021/ja4040945 Publication Date (Web): May 16, 2013

Tetrahydroquinolines containing two quaternary stereogenic centers were synthesized with excellent ee and dr via a four-component cyclization reaction catalyzed by a chiral phosphoric acid. High chemoselectivity was achieved by differentiating anilines with similar reactivities to yield diverse “hybrid” products. The chirality of the quaternary C4 atom of the 4-aminotetrahydroquinoline products was found to undergo highly stereoselective inversion, enabling facile functionalization using a wide range of nucleophiles (C, O, N, and S).
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