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ABSTRACT: A regioselective introduction of a methoxycarbonyl methyl group at the C(2) position of unsubstituted pyridine has been accomplished with catalytic amounts of copper(II) triflate in mild reaction conditions. The N-acetyl-1,2-dihydropyridyl acetic acid methyl ester obtained is a valuable building block for the synthesis of new polyfunctionalized piperidine derivatives bearing unconventional substitution patterns.
Organic Letters 09/2011; 13(19):5152-5. · 5.86 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Ring opening with organometallic reagents of [2.2.2]-acylnitroso cycloadducts, including an enantioselective kinetic resolution of these compounds, has been accomplished for the first time. By the careful choice of reaction conditions, it was possible to obtain new cyclohexenyl hydroxamic acids with complete anti-stereoselectivity and a nice regioalternating control. A remarkable effect of the halogen of the Grignard reagent was observed during ring opening.
Organic Letters 03/2010; 12(8):1828-30. · 5.86 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: A mild ring opening of vinyl epoxides and aziridines with B(2)Pin(2) catalyzed by Ni(0)-Binap affords new functionalized allylic boron derivatives which undergo sequential transformations. The uncatalyzed allylation of aldehydes allows obtaining challenging bishomoallylic alicyclic 1,3-diols and 1,3-amino alcohols with remarkably high stereoselectivities. Valuable trans-bisallylic 1,4-amino alcohols can be obtained by a simple oxidation.
Organic Letters 08/2009; 11(16):3762-5. · 5.86 Impact Factor
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Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis 04/2009; 351(6):869 - 873. · 6.05 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The regioselective ring opening of 2-aryl-substituted four-membered heterocyclic rings with phenols, including catechol, was achieved by the use of aryl borates in mild and neutral reaction conditions without the aid of any transition metal catalysts. While N-alkyl azetidines were found not to be reactive, optically active N-tosyl azetidines gave the corresponding beta-aryloxy amines in a racemic form, thus indicating the considerable carbocationic character of the transition state. The introduction of a hydroxyl group in the azetidine ring (i.e., an azetidinol), able to anchor the aryl borate and to direct the subsequent nucleophilic delivery, was shown to determine the ring-opening process with predominant inversion of configuration. When enantiomerically enriched 2-aryl oxetanes were used, the reduced extent of racemization observed (up to 93:7 er) was rationalized by an intramolecular delivery through a six-membered transition state, giving beta-aryloxy alcohols with a predominant retention of configuration (i.e., a syn-stereoselective ring opening). The aryloxy alcohols obtained, endowed with suitable functionalities, can be cyclized to give access to enantiomerically enriched 2-aryl-1,5-benzodioxepins.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry 11/2008; 73(22):8998-9007. · 4.45 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The first successful asymmetric transfer of rhodium-alkynyl species to symmetrical strained alkenes has been realized starting from bicyclic hydrazines and alkynylboronic esters.
Chemical Communications 08/2008; · 6.17 Impact Factor
