title: Catalytic asymmetric synthesis of chiral allylic amines. Evaluation of ferrocenyloxazoline palladacycle catalysts and imidate motifs.
abstract: Palladium(II) catalysts based on a ferrocenyloxazoline palladacyclic (FOP) scaffold were synthesized and evaluated for the rearrangement of prochiral allylic N-(4-methoxyphenyl)benzimidates. When iodide-bridged dimer FOP precatalysts are activated by reaction with excess silver trifluoroacetate, the allylic rearrangement of both E and Z prochiral primary allylic N-(4-methoxyphenyl)benzimidates takes place at room temperature to give the corresponding chiral allylic N-(4-methoxyphenyl)benzamides in high yield and good ee (typically 81-95%). Several allylic imidate motifs were evaluated also. Because the corresponding enantioenriched allylic amide products can be deprotected in good yield to give enantioenriched allylic amines, allylic N-aryltrifluoroacetimidates were identified as promising substrates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, 516 Rowland Hall, University of California, Irvine, California 92697-2025, USA.
authors.forename: Carolyn E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Yariv
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Donde
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Douglas
authors.forename: Larry E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Overman
mesh_terms: D000499:Allylamine / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D005296:Ferrous Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D010165:Palladium / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D005296:Ferrous Compounds; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D000499:Allylamine; D010165:Palladium