Chiral Dinuclear Vanadium Complex-Mediated Oxidative Coupling of Resorcinols

J Org Chem. 2019 Feb 1;84(3):1580-1587. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b02494. Epub 2018 Dec 13.

Abstract

A method for the highly regio- and enantioselective oxidative coupling of resorcinols has been established by using dibrominated dinuclear vanadium(V) catalyst 1c under air. When resorcinols bearing an aryl substituent were applied as substrates to the coupling, axially chiral biresorcinols were obtained as single regioisomers in high yield with up to 98% ee.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't