Catalyst-Controlled Diastereodivergent Construction of Vicinal Sulfur-Functionalized Quaternary and Tertiary Stereocenters

Org Lett. 2018 Aug 17;20(16):4970-4974. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.8b02088. Epub 2018 Jul 27.

Abstract

A catalyst-controlled diastereodivergence is described for the enantioselective conjugate addition of o-hydroxyphenyl-substituted p-QMs with 5 H-thiazol-4-ones. The reactions were enabled by two chiral complementary, nonenantiomeric catalysts to furnish a series of adducts possessing vicinal sulfur-functionalized quaternary and tertiary stereocenters in high yields with excellent asymmetric induction. Moreover, o-QMs generated in situ from o-hydroxybenzyl alcohols were also compatible.

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