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Radical differentiation of two ester groups in unsymmetrical diazomalonates for highly asymmetric olefin cyclopropanation.

Jingyi WangJingjing XieWan-Chen Cindy LeeDuo-Sheng WangX Peter Zhang
Published in: Chem catalysis (2021)
Diazomalonates have been demonstrated as effective metalloradicophiles for asymmetric radical olefin cyclopropanation via Co(II)-metalloradical catalysis (MRC). Supported by D 2 -symmetric chiral amidoporphyrin ligand, Co(II)-based metalloradical system can efficiently activate unsymmetrical methyl phenyl diazomalonate (MPDM) with effective differentiation of the two ester groups for asymmetric cyclopropanation, enabling stereoselective construction of 1,1-cyclopropanediesters bearing two contiguous chiral centers, including all-carbon quaternary stereogenic center. The Co(II)-catalyzed asymmetric cyclopropanation, which operates at room temperature without slow addition of the diazo compound, is generally applicable to broad-ranging olefins and tolerates various functionalities, providing a streamlined synthesis of chiral 1,1-cyclopropanediesters in high yields with both high diastereoselectivity and enantioselectivity. Combined computational and experimental studies support the underlying stepwise radical mechanism for Co(II)-catalyzed cyclopropanation. In addition to functioning as 1,3-dipoles for forming five-membered structures, enantioenriched ( E )-1,1-cyclopropanediesters serve as useful building blocks for stereoselective synthesis of different cyclopropane derivatives. In addition, the enantioenriched ( E )-1,1-cyclopropanediesters can be stereoselectively converted to ( Z )-diastereomers.
Keyphrases
  • room temperature
  • ionic liquid
  • solid state
  • capillary electrophoresis
  • high resolution
  • case control
  • structure activity relationship