title: Catalytic carbon-carbon bond-forming reactions of aminoalkane derivatives with imines.
abstract: Catalytic C-C bond-forming reactions of aminoalkanes with imines were successfully performed using 9-fluorenylidene as a protecting and activating group of the nitrogen atom. The desired products were obtained in high yields with high diastereoselectivities using KO(t)Bu/18-crown-6 or potassium 2,6-dimethylphenoxide as a catalyst. A wide substrate scope, including simple aminoalkanes and a variety of imines, has been demonstrated. For the products obtained, selective deprotection was possible under acidic conditions to give the desired monoamine and diamine derivatives in high yields with quantitative recovery of 9-fluorenone. A preliminary study of a catalytic asymmetric variant showed promising enantioselectivity in the desired product.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, School of Science, The University of Tokyo, and the HFRE Division, ERATO, Japan Science Technology Agency, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.
authors.forename: Yi-Jing
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Kazutaka
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Seki
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: Shū
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kobayashi