title: Asymmetric Friedel-Crafts alkylation of methoxyfuran with nitroalkenes catalyzed by diphenylamine-tethered bis(oxazoline)-Zn(II) complexes.
abstract: The first catalytic asymmetric Friedel-Crafts reaction of 2-methoxyfuran with nitroalkenes was developed under the catalysis of diphenylamine-tethered bis(oxazoline)-Zn(OTf)2 complexes. The reaction conditions and ligands were optimized, and the scope of the reaction was tested by varying the nitroalkenes. For most of aromatic and heteroaromatic nitroalkenes, good yields and high enantioselectivities (86-96% ee) were obtained. The methoxyfuran group in the product can be transformed to carboxylic acid via oxidative fragmentation with full retention of the configuration.
authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Han
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Jiaxi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Da-Ming
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Du
mesh_terms: D000475:Alkenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D000478:Alkylation; D002384:Catalysis; D004159:Diphenylamine / Q000737:chemistry*; D005663:Furans / Q000737:chemistry*; D008024:Ligands; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009574:Nitro Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D010081:Oxazolone / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D012997:Solvents; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D017967:Zinc Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000475:Alkenes; D005663:Furans; D008024:Ligands; D009574:Nitro Compounds; D012997:Solvents; D017967:Zinc Compounds; D010081:Oxazolone; D004159:Diphenylamine