Regioselective Ring-Opening of Oxetanes Catalyzed by Lewis Superacid Al(C6F5)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 Al(C6F5)3 as catalyst. This catalytic system shows a wide substrate scope (12 examples). The optimized...

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Autores: Bellido, Marina, Riego-Mejías, Carlos, Sciortino, Giuseppe|||0000-0001-9657-1788, Verdaguer, Xavier|||0000-0002-9229-969X, Lledós, Agustí|||0000-0001-7909-422X, Riera, Antoni|||0000-0001-7142-7675
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:288487
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/288487
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1002/adsc.202301183
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Catalysis
Asymmetric hydrogenation
Lewis superacid
Natural product synthesis
Oxetanes
Isomerization
Tris(pentafluorophenyl)alane
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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 Al(C6F5)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.