Recent advances in the asymmetric phosphoric acid-catalyzed synthesis of axially chiral compounds

• Alemayehu Gashaw Woldegiorgis and
• Xufeng Lin

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2729–2764, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.185

• poor chemoselectivity [40]. However, the realization of this redox-neutral aryl–aryl cross-coupling is a formidable challenge. Therefore, the discovery of efficient catalysts and ligands to achieve high stereoselectivity is a fundamental issue in catalytic asymmetric synthesis [14]. In this section, we

Synthesis of chiral 3-substituted 3-amino-2-oxindoles through enantioselective catalytic nucleophilic additions to isatin imines

• Hélène Pellissier

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1349–1369, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.114

• additions to isatin imines have been developed, including Mannich reactions, aza-Morita–Baylis–Hillman reactions, Friedel–Crafts reactions, aza-Henry reactions, additions of heteronucleophiles, Strecker reactions, among others. The goal of this review is to update the catalytic asymmetric synthesis of

Copper-catalyzed asymmetric methylation of fluoroalkylated pyruvates with dimethylzinc

• Kohsuke Aikawa,
• Kohei Yabuuchi,
• Kota Torii and
• Koichi Mikami

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 576–582, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.44

• , many researchers including us have studied the catalytic asymmetric synthesis of optically active α-trifluoromethylated tertiary alcohols [7][8]. In these cases, one of commercially available and versatile trifluoromethyl sources, trifluoropyruvate, has been utilized for a variety of catalytic

Nucleophilic fluoroalkylation/cyclization route to fluorinated phthalides

• Masanori Inaba,
• Tatsuya Sakai,
• Shun Shinada,
• Tsuyuka Sugiishi,
• Yuta Nishina,
• Norio Shibata and
• Hideki Amii

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 182–186, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.12

• for the asymmetric synthesis of trifluoromethylphthalide 1a, it is desirable to reduce the amount of the chiral sources. Next, we undertook the development of a catalytic asymmetric synthesis of 1 in a one-pot manner. The results of our trial are summarized in Table 2. For the catalytic asymmetric

• . Asymmetric synthesis of 1a using a chiral auxiliary. Catalytic asymmetric synthesis of 1a. Trifluoromethylation/cyclization of 2-cyanobenzaldehyde. Trifluoromethylation/cyclization of 2-cyanobenzaldehyde (2) in the presence of chiral catalysts. Supporting Information Supporting Information File 2: General

• synthesis of 1, we carried out the nucleophilic trifluoromethylation of 2 employing a small amount of chiral tertiary amines. However, the use of (1R,2R)-(N,N,N’,N’-tetramethyl)-1,2-diaminocyclohexane (8) as a chiral catalyst resulted in the formation of a racemic mixture of 1a (Table 2, entries 1 and 2

Development of chiral metal amides as highly reactive catalysts for asymmetric [3 + 2] cycloadditions

• Yasuhiro Yamashita,
• Susumu Yoshimoto,
• Mark J. Dutton and
• Shū Kobayashi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1447–1452, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.140

• ; metal amide; Findings Catalytic asymmetric synthesis is an ideal method to prepare optically active compounds [1]. In this context, catalytic asymmetric carbon–carbon bond-forming reactions that can be used for the efficient construction of fundamental frameworks of complex chiral molecules such as

Catalytic asymmetric synthesis of biologically important 3-hydroxyoxindoles: an update

• Bin Yu,
• Hui Xing,
• De-Quan Yu and
• Hong-Min Liu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1000–1039, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.98

• last decades. Additionally, 3-hydroxyoxindoles as versatile precursors have also been used in the total synthesis of natural products and for constructing structurally novel scaffolds. In this review, we aim to provide an overview about the catalytic asymmetric synthesis of biologically important 3

• chiral 3-hydroxyoxindoles [13]. During the last three years, significant progress on the catalytic asymmetric synthesis of enantioenriched 3-hydroxyoxindoles has been observed. In this review, we aim to provide an update about the asymmetric synthesis of 3-hydroxyoxindoles, literatures from 2013 to 2016

• metal-catalyzed synthesis The chiral ligand/metal complexes have been widely employed in catalytic asymmetric synthesis of enantioenriched 3-hydroxyoxindoles, achieving good to excellent enantioselectivities and high yields. Pd-catalyzed allylation of isatins The palladium catalyst is widely used in

(Thio)urea-mediated synthesis of functionalized six-membered rings with multiple chiral centers

• Giorgos Koutoulogenis,
• Nikolaos Kaplaneris and
• Christoforos G. Kokotos

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 462–495, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.48

• , organocatalyst 23. More specifically, the reaction is a catalytic asymmetric synthesis of 8-oxabicyclooctanes via an intermolecular [5 + 2] pyrylium cycloaddition (Scheme 9) [20]. This novel [5 + 2] cycloaddition describes the coupling of a pyrylium ylide 19 with dipolarophile 20, in order to give access to the

Catalytic asymmetric formal synthesis of beraprost

• Yusuke Kobayashi,
• Ryuta Kuramoto and
• Yoshiji Takemoto

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 2654–2660, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.285

• Yusuke Kobayashi Ryuta Kuramoto Yoshiji Takemoto Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan 10.3762/bjoc.11.285 Abstract The first catalytic asymmetric synthesis of the key intermediate for beraprost has been achieved through an

• few asymmetric syntheses relying on the optical resolution of racemic intermediates [16][17][18][23]. Herein we report the first catalytic asymmetric synthesis of the key intermediate 2 through organocatalyzed-enantioselective intramolecular oxa-Michael reaction [24][25][26]. Results and Discussion

Bifunctional phase-transfer catalysis in the asymmetric synthesis of biologically active isoindolinones

• Antonia Di Mola,
• Maximilian Tiffner,
• Francesco Scorzelli,
• Laura Palombi,
• Rosanna Filosa,
• Paolo De Caprariis,
• Mario Waser and
• Antonio Massa

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 2591–2599, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.279

• hypnotic/sedative activity has been investigated only for rac-4 [6][7]. In the last years, the development of the efficient, catalytic, asymmetric synthesis of 3-substituted isoindolinones became a research field of great interest among organic and medicinal chemists [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18

Chiral Cu(II)-catalyzed enantioselective β-borylation of α,β-unsaturated nitriles in water

• Lei Zhu,
• Taku Kitanosono,
• Pengyu Xu and
• Shū Kobayashi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 2007–2011, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.217

• substrates were suitable despite being insoluble in water. Keywords: carbon–boron bond formation; catalytic asymmetric synthesis; chiral copper(II) catalysis; β-hydroxy nitriles; Introduction In recent years, optically active organoboranes have attracted considerable attraction as versatile synthons for

Silver and gold-catalyzed multicomponent reactions

• Giorgio Abbiati and
• Elisabetta Rossi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 481–513, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.46

Organocatalyzed enantioselective desymmetrization of aziridines and epoxides

• Ping-An Wang

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 1677–1695, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.192

• ; Introduction The high demand of enantiopure organic compounds in the fine chemical industry gives impetus to the development of chiral technologies. Among them, the catalytic asymmetric synthesis represents the state of the art in organic chemistry [1]. Over the past four decades, the asymmetric synthesis

Mechanochemistry assisted asymmetric organocatalysis: A sustainable approach

• Pankaj Chauhan and
• Swapandeep Singh Chimni

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 2132–2141, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.240

• amplified in recent times. In this regard, catalytic asymmetric synthesis involving the use of chiral organocatalysts has emerged as a powerful tool from the infancy to the maturity of asymmetric organocatalysis [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]. The use of organocatalysts for

Organocatalytic asymmetric Michael addition of unprotected 3-substituted oxindoles to 1,4-naphthoquinone

• Jin-Sheng Yu,
• Feng Zhou,
• Yun-Lin Liu and
• Jian Zhou

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 1360–1365, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.157

• catalytic synthesis of which was unprecedented. Keywords: 3,3-disubstituted oxindoles; Michael addition; organocatalysis; quaternary stereogenic center; unprotected 3-substituted oxindoles; Introduction The catalytic asymmetric synthesis of 3,3-disubstituted oxindoles has recently received great attention

• ][10], 3-aminooxindoles [11][12][13][14][15] and 3-quaternary oxindoles [16][17][18][19][20]. Despite achievements, the catalytic asymmetric synthesis of 3,3-diaryloxindoles has not been reported. This is possibly due to the challenge in the construction of such congested quaternary stereogenic centers

• following steps. Even if there is much potential for further improvement in the ee, this sequential reaction represented the first example of catalytic asymmetric synthesis of 3,3-diaryl oxindoles. Conclusion In summary, we have developed the first example of organocatalytic Michael addition of unprotected

Stereoselective, nitro-Mannich/lactamisation cascades for the direct synthesis of heavily decorated 5-nitropiperidin-2-ones and related heterocycles

• Pavol Jakubec,
• Dane M. Cockfield,
• Madeleine Helliwell,
• James Raftery and
• Darren J. Dixon

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 567–578, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.64

• of the necessary variations to the nitro-Mannich/lactamisation cascade having been tested, optimised and scoped, we looked at the possibility of combining it with a catalytic asymmetric synthesis of a particular Michael adduct, so as to construct a one-pot enantio- and diastereoselective four

Directed ortho,ortho'-dimetalation of hydrobenzoin: Rapid access to hydrobenzoin derivatives useful for asymmetric synthesis

• Inhee Cho,
• Labros Meimetis,
• Lee Belding,
• Michael J. Katz,
• Travis Dudding and
• Robert Britton

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 1315–1322, doi:10.3762/bjoc.7.154

• The discovery of new chiral ligands and auxiliaries continues to expand the frontiers of catalytic asymmetric synthesis. In particular, C2-symmetric diols, such as (S)-BINOL (1) [1] and (−)-TADDOL (2) [2] (Figure 1), have garnered considerable attention owing to the wide variety of asymmetric