Affiliation:
1. Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Beijing 100190 P. R. China
2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P. R. China
Abstract
AbstractThe enantioselective α‐oxidative coupling of enals with carboxylic acids was developed via the umpolung of an NHC‐bound enolate with an iodine(III) reagent. The corresponding α‐acyloxyl‐β,γ‐unsaturated esters were afforded in good yields, with high regio‐ and enantioselectivities. The key step of the reaction involves the formation of enol iodine(III) intermediate from the enolate with iodosobenzene, which changes the polarity of α‐carbon of the enal from nucleophilic to electrophilic, and thus facilitates the subsequent addition of carboxylate.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China