Abstract
As an approach to the enantioselective synthesis of trans-decahydroquinolines (DHQs), desymmetrization of meso-aziridine (5) with various carbon nucleophiles under catalytic conditions was investigated. By applying TMSCN in the presence of YbCl3 and chiral nonracemic ligands, nitrile 13 was obtained with an ee up to 40%. Nitrile 13 was a key intermediate in a novel route to trans-DHQs.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Collection of Czechoslovak Chemical Communications |
Volume | 76 |
Issue number | 7 |
Pages (from-to) | 815-828 |
ISSN | 0010-0765 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2011 |
Bibliographical note
Dedicated to Professor Pavel Kočovský on the occasion of his 60th birthday.Keywords
- Synthetic methods
- Alkaloids
- Desymmetrization
- Metathesis
- trans-DHQs
- Yb-catalysis
- meso-Aziridines