BARC/PUB/2021/0550

 
 

Solvent-free synthesis of enantioenriched beta-silyl nitroalkanes under organocatalytic conditions

 
     
 
Author(s)

Dubey, A. K.; Chowdhury, R.
(BOD)

Source

Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2021. Vol. 17: pp. 2642-2649

ABSTRACT

An enantioselective 1,4-conjugate addition of nitromethane to β-silyl α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds catalyzed by bifunctional squaramide catalysts has been developed. This methodology offers both enantiomers of β-silyl nitroalkanes in good to excellent yields (up to 92%) and enantioselectivities (up to 97.5% ee) under solvent-free conditions at room temperature. Control experiments reveal that the presence of a β-silyl group in the enones is crucial for high reactivity under the optimized reaction conditions.

 
 
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