Axial-to-Central Chirality Transfer for Construction of Quaternary Stereocenters via Dearomatization of BINOLs.

All-carbon quaternary stereocenters are versatile building blocks, and their asymmetric construction has attracted much attention. Herein, we disclose an axial-to-central chirality transfer strategy for the synthesis of chiral quaternary stereocenters via dearomatization of (S)-BINOLs. The reaction proceeded smoothly with a wide range of propargyl carbonates to afford chiral spiro-compounds in high yields with excellent enantioselectivities. In addition, the strategy was extended to kinetic resolution of rac-BINOLs albeit with moderate s value.