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Bromoetherification of Alkenyl Alcohols by Aerobic Oxidation of Bromide: Asymmetric Synthesis of 2‐Bromomethyl 5‐Substituted Tetrahydrofurans
Author(s) -
Tomizuka Akihiko,
Moriyama Katsuhiko
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
advanced synthesis and catalysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.541
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1615-4169
pISSN - 1615-4150
DOI - 10.1002/adsc.201801557
Subject(s) - chemistry , racemization , bromide , substrate (aquarium) , enantioselective synthesis , catalysis , organic chemistry , alcohol oxidation , medicinal chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , oceanography , geology
An asymmetric synthesis of 2‐bromomethyl‐5‐substituted tetrahydrofurans via a chiral‐ruthenium‐catalyzed transfer hydrogenation of 3‐butenyl ketones and bromoetherification of chiral pentenyl alcohols was developed. The inhibition of some side reactions furnished the desired products in high yields with high enantioselectivities. In addition, chiral pentenyl alcohols bearing electron‐donating groups triggered substrate racemization in the aerobic bromoetherification.