Regiodivergent Desymmetrization Reaction of meso-Azabicycloheptene Providing Two Enantioenriched Structural Isomers

Org Lett. 2021 Apr 2;23(7):2411-2414. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c00036. Epub 2021 Mar 22.

Abstract

A novel catalytic asymmetric reaction is reported where the regiodivergent desymmetrisation of meso-azabicycloheptene via allylic oxidation using a single chiral copper catalyst produced two different, enantioenriched structural isomers in high optical purity starting from a single compound. The enantioselectivity of the two structurally isomeric compounds was enriched to >99.5% ee after derivatization.