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Copper(I)‐Catalyzed Enantioconvergent Borylation of Racemic Benzyl Chlorides Enabled by Quadrant‐by‐Quadrant Structure Modification of Chiral Bisphosphine Ligands
Author(s) -
Iwamoto Hiroaki,
Endo Kohei,
Ozawa Yu,
Watanabe Yuta,
Kubota Koji,
Imamoto Tsuneo,
Ito Hajime
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201906011
Subject(s) - borylation , chemistry , enantioselective synthesis , quadrant (abdomen) , catalysis , copper , stereochemistry , organic chemistry , medicinal chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , aryl , medicine , alkyl , pathology
The first copper(I)‐catalyzed enantioselective borylation of racemic benzyl chlorides has been realized by a quadrant‐by‐quadrant structure modulation of QuinoxP*‐type bisphosphine ligands. This reaction converts racemic mixtures of secondary benzyl chlorides into the corresponding chiral benzylboronates with high enantioselectivity (up to 92 % ee ). The results of mechanistic studies suggest the formation of a benzylic radical intermediate. The results of DFT calculations indicate that the optimal bisphosphine‐copper(I) catalyst engages in noncovalent interactions that efficiently recognize the radical intermediate, and leads to high levels of enantioselectivity.