posted on 2019-09-18, 14:37authored byKay Yeung, Rebecca E. Ruscoe, James Rae, Alexander P. Pulis, David J. Procter
A highly enantio‐ and diastereoselective copper‐catalyzed three‐component coupling affords the first general synthesis of homoallylic amines bearing adjacent stereocenters from achiral starting materials. The method utilizes a commercially available NHC ligand and copper source, operates at ambient temperature, couples readily available simple imines, allenes, and diboranes, and yields high‐value homoallylic amines that exhibit versatile amino, alkenyl, and boryl units.
Funding
We thank the University of Manchester (President's Scholarship to K.Y. and Lectureship to A.P.P.), the SCI (Scholarship to K.Y.), the BBSRC (DTP Studentship to R.E.R.), and the EPSRC (Studentships to K.Y. and J.R. and Established Career Fellowship to D.J.P.).
History
Citation
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2016, 55 (39), pp. 11912-11916
Author affiliation
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