title: Formation of multi-stereogenic centers using a catalytic diastereoselective Henry reaction.
abstract: A diastereoselective Henry reaction of chiral aldehydes with nitroalkanes was developed using a chiral sulfonyldiamine (L1)-CuCl complex. The reaction of (R)-2-phenylpropanal and nitromethane was smoothly catalyzed by the (S,S,S)-L1-CuCl complex to give the adduct with 99/1 syn/anti selectivity in 99% ee. In the reaction of (S)-2-phenylpropanal and nitroethane, the (R,R,R)-L1-CuCl catalyst yielded the expected three contiguous stereogenic centers in a highly syn-selective Henry reaction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, Inage, Chiba 263-8522, Japan. tarai@faculty.chiba-u.jp
authors.forename: Takayoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Arai
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Taneda
authors.forename: Yoko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Endo
mesh_terms: D000447:Aldehydes / Q000737:chemistry*; D000473:Alkanes / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D008958:Models, Molecular; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D000447:Aldehydes; D000473:Alkanes