Highly Enantioselective Synthesis of 3,3-Diarylpropyl Amines and 4-Aryl Tetrahydroquinolines via Ir-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation

Chiral nitrogen-containing compounds are crucial for the chemical, pharmaceutical, and agrochemical industries. Nevertheless, the synthesis of certain valuable scaffolds remains underdeveloped due to the vast chemical space available. In this work, we present a diastereoselective methodology for syn...

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Autores: Sidro Inglés, Martí, García-Mateos, Clara, Rojo, Pep, Wen, Yisong, Riera i Escalé, Antoni, Verdaguer i Espaulella, Xavier
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/217906
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/217906
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Hidrogenació
Amines
Catalitzadors
Hydrogenation
Catalysts
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Sumario:Chiral nitrogen-containing compounds are crucial for the chemical, pharmaceutical, and agrochemical industries. Nevertheless, the synthesis of certain valuable scaffolds remains underdeveloped due to the vast chemical space available. In this work, we present a diastereoselective methodology for synthesizing 3,3-diarylallyl phthalimides, which, following iridium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation using Ir–UbaPHOX, yield 3,3-diarylpropyl amines with high enantioselectivity (98–99% ee). The importance of alkene purity to achieve high enantioselectivity is discussed. The synthetic utility of the chiral propylamines obtained is demonstrated through the preparation of medicinally useful bioactive compounds like the drugs tolterodine and tolpropamine and 4-aryl tetrahydroquinolines. This strategy enables the synthesis of these compounds with the highest enantioselectivity reported to date.