Phenolic Dienes as Highly Selective Dienophiles in the Asymmetric Organocatalyzed Three-Component Vinylogous Povarov Reaction

J Org Chem. 2024 Sep 6;89(17):12298-12306. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.4c01239. Epub 2024 Aug 17.

Abstract

Our study presents a novel enantioselective route for the synthesis of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolines via a chiral phosphoric acid-catalyzed three-component Povarov reaction, employing phenolic dienes as dienophiles. This approach produces a diverse array of 2,3,4-trisubstituted tetrahydroquinolines, each featuring a styryl group at position 4, in high yields with excellent regio-, diastereo-, and enantioselectivities (>95:5 dr and up to >99% ee).