Chiral Diaryliodonium Phosphate Enables Light Driven Diastereoselective α-C(sp3)-H Acetalization

J Am Chem Soc. 2018 Jul 5;140(26):8350-8356. doi: 10.1021/jacs.8b05962. Epub 2018 Jun 25.

Abstract

C(sp3)-H bond functionalization has emerged as a robust tool enabling rapid construction of molecular complexity from simple building blocks, and the development of asymmetric versions of this reaction creates a powerful methodology to access enantiopure sp3-rich materials. Herein, we report the stereoselective functionalization of C(sp3)-H bonds of cyclic ethers employing a photochemically active diaryliodonium salt in combination with an anionic phase-transfer catalyst. The synthetic strategy outlined herein allows for regio- and stereochemical control in the α-C-H acetalization of furans and pyrans using alcohol nucleophiles, thus providing the ability to control the configuration at the stereogenic exocyclic acetal carbon.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acetals / chemical synthesis*
  • Acetals / chemistry
  • Ethers, Cyclic / chemistry*
  • Furans / chemistry
  • Light*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Onium Compounds / chemistry*
  • Phosphates / chemistry*
  • Pyrans / chemistry
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Acetals
  • Ethers, Cyclic
  • Furans
  • Onium Compounds
  • Phosphates
  • Pyrans