Regioselective Ring-Opening of Oxetanes Catalyzed by Lewis Superacid $\mathrm{Al(C)_{6}F_{5})_{3}}$

This study details an aluminum-catalyzed regioselective isomerization of 2,2-disubstituted oxetanes to yield homoallylic alcohols. The reaction takes place in toluene at 40 °C, employing 1 mol % of $\mathrm{Al(C)_{6}F_{5})_{3}}$ as catalyst. This catalytic system shows a wide substrate scope (12 exa...

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Autores: Bellido, Marina, Riego Mejías, Carlos, Sciortino, Giuseppe, Verdaguer i Espaulella, Xavier, Lledós, Agustí, Riera i Escalé, Antoni
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:dnet:ubarcelona__::3daf918210f32cf7d9599750788432cf
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/229322
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Alcaloides
Aldehids
Síntesi inorgànica
Alkaloids
Aldehydes
Inorganic synthesis (Chemistry)
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Sumario:This study details an aluminum-catalyzed regioselective isomerization of 2,2-disubstituted oxetanes to yield homoallylic alcohols. The reaction takes place in toluene at 40 °C, employing 1 mol % of $\mathrm{Al(C)_{6}F_{5})_{3}}$ as catalyst. This catalytic system shows a wide substrate scope (12 examples). The optimized conditions are especially useful for electron-rich aryl oxetanes, completely suppressing the formation of allyl isomers and reducing the amount of the dimer by-product. The synthetic applicability of the reported methodology is demonstrated by the enantioselective formal synthesis of curcuquinone and the σ1 receptor agonist RC-33.