Desymmetrization of prochiral phosphanes using derivatives of (-)-cytisine
Journal article, 2004

yHistorically, (-)-sparteine-sec-BuLi has been used to desym-metrize prochiral phosphanes. In this report, derivatives of an alkaloid extracted from the seeds of Laburnum anagyro-ides have been utilized to mimic (+)-sparteine, which is not readily available. In several cases, the enantioselectivities achieved with the (+)-Sparteine surrogates outperformed (-)-sparteine itself in the deprotonation of alkyl-substituted (as well as aryl-substituted) prochiral phosphane derivatives. In addition, use of these surrogates allows a new methodology for a chiral switch in phosphorus chemistry. ((C) Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2004).

LIGANDS

lithiation

enantioselectivity

PHOSPHINE BORANES

sparteine

CATALYZED ASYMMETRIC HYDROGENATION

ENANTIOSELECTIVE HYDROGENATION

STRATEGY

asymmetric synthesis

P-CHIRAL DIPHOSPHINES

PHOSPHORUS

phosphanes

Author

M. J. Johansson

University of Gothenburg

Lennart Schwartz

Chalmers

Mohamed Amedjkouh

University of Gothenburg

Nina Kann

Chalmers, Department of Chemistry and Bioscience

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

1434-193X (ISSN) 10990690 (eISSN)

9 1894-1896

Subject Categories

Chemical Sciences

DOI

10.1002/ejoc.200400006

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