title: Asymmetric copper(I)-catalyzed Henry reaction with an aminoindanol-derived bisoxazolidine ligand.
abstract: Bisoxazolidine 1 is an effective ligand in the Me2Zn-promoted and the Cu(I)-catalyzed Henry reaction. While a wide range of nitroaldol products are obtained in high yields and ee's in both cases, the replacement of dimethylzinc with copper(I) acetate results in a complete reversal of the sense of asymmetric induction. The Cu(I)-catalyzed enantioselective addition of nitromethane to methyl 4-oxobutanoate followed by hydrogenation and spontaneous lactamization gives (S)-5-hydroxypiperidin-2-one in 72% overall yield and 98% ee which compares favorably with previously reported methods.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. 20057, USA.
authors.forename: Kimberly Yearick
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Spangler
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wolf