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Highly Enantioselective Cross‐Aldol Reactions of Acetaldehyde Mediated by a Dual Catalytic System Operating under Site Isolation
Author(s) -
Fan Xinyuan,
RodríguezEscrich Carles,
Wang Shoulei,
Sayalero Sonia,
Pericàs Miquel A.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201404215
Subject(s) - aldol reaction , acetaldehyde , catalysis , chemistry , yield (engineering) , enantioselective synthesis , aldol condensation , organic chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , ethanol , materials science , metallurgy
Polystyrene‐supported (PS) diarylprolinol catalysts 1 a (Ar=phenyl) and 1 b (Ar=3,5‐bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl) have been developed. Operating under site‐isolation conditions, PS‐ 1 a / 1 b worked compatibly with PS‐bound sulfonic acid catalyst 2 to promote deoligomerization of paraldehyde and subsequent cross‐aldol reactions of the resulting acetaldehyde in one pot, affording aldol products in high yields with excellent enantioselectivities. The effect of water on the performance of the catalytic system has been studied and its optimal amount (0.5 equiv) has been determined. The dual catalytic system ( 1 / 2 ) allows repeated recycling and reuse (10 cycles). The potential of this methodology is demonstrated by a two‐step synthesis of a phenoperidine analogue (68 % overall yield; 98 % ee ) and by the preparation of highly enantioenriched 1,3‐diols 4 and 3‐methylamino‐1‐arylpropanols 5 , key intermediates in the synthesis of a variety of druglike structures.