Molecules (Jun 2024)

PyBox–La(OTf)<sub>3</sub>-Catalyzed Enantioselective Diels–Alder Cycloadditions of 2-Alkenoylpyridines with Cyclopentadiene

  • Hao Wei,
  • Yujie Zhang,
  • Sanlin Jin,
  • Ying Yu,
  • Ning Chen,
  • Jiaxi Xu,
  • Zhanhui Yang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29132978
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 29, no. 13
p. 2978

Abstract

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The PyBox–La(OTf)3-catalyzed enantioselective Diels–Alder cycloaddition of 2-alk-2-enoylpyridines with cyclopentadiene is realized, producing enantiopure disubstituted norbornenes, which possess four contiguous stereocenters and are biologically relevant structures in up to 92:8 dr and 99:1 er.

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