title: Facile preparation of a new BINAP-based building block, 5,5'-diiodoBINAP, and its synthetic application.
abstract: [reaction: see text] Bis(pyridine)iodonium tetrafluoroborate was successfully used for regioselective iodination of BINAP dioxide to give 5,5'-diiodoBINAP dioxide in an excellent yield of 92%, with no observed formation of 4,4'-diiodoBINAP dioxide. A Sonogashira cross-coupling reaction with 5,5'-diiodoBINAP dioxide gave the desired bis(trimethylsilylethynyl) product in 86% yield. The resulting 5,5'-disubstituted BINAP dioxides were reduced to the corresponding phosphines, which were used as chiral ligands for rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric 1,4-addition of phenylboronic acid to 2-cyclohexenone to give 3-phenylcyclohexanone in excellent yield with high enantioselectivity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Nara National College of Technology, 22 Yata-cho, Yamatokoriyama, Nara 639-1080, Japan. shimada@chem.nara-k.ac.jp
authors.forename: Toyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimada
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suda
authors.forename: Toyohiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagano
authors.forename: Kiyomi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kakiuchi