title: Enantioenriched synthesis of C1-symmetric BINOLs: iron-catalyzed cross-coupling of 2-naphthols and some mechanistic insight.
abstract: Highly enantioselective aerobic oxidative cross-coupling of 2-naphthols with broad substrate scope was achieved using an iron(salan) complex as the catalyst. Enantiomeric excesses of the products ranged from 87 to 95%. The scope of the cross-coupling reaction was found to be different from that of the homocoupling reaction under the same reaction conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Graduate School, and Institute for Advanced Study, Kyushu University, Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiromichi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Egami
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oguma
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kunisu
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Katsuki
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009284:Naphthols / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D005290:Ferric Compounds; D009284:Naphthols; C028405:2-naphthol