title: Stereoselective synthesis of 5-substituted pyrrolo[1,2-c]imidazol-3-ones: access to annulated chiral imidazol(in)ium salts.
abstract: A two-step synthesis of N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) precatalysts by diastereoselective or enantioselective lithiation of pyrrolo[1,2-c]imidazol-3-ones followed by POCl(3)-induced salt formation is described. The resulting 3-chloro-pyrroloimidazol(in)ium salts may be coordinated to palladium(II) upon NHC generation with t-BuLi at low temperature. The method may facilitate exploitation of these compounds as chiral organocatalysts or ligands in metal catalysis.
authors: Department of Chemistry, Brock University, 500 Glenridge Avenue, St. Catharines, Ontario L2S 3A1, Canada. cmetallinos@brocku.ca
authors: Costa
authors: C
authors: Metallinos
authors: Shufen
authors: S
authors: Xu
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D012492:Salts; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D007093:Imidazoles; D011758:Pyrroles; D012492:Salts