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Preparation of Enantiopure Non-Activated Aziridines and Synthesis of Biemamide B, D, and epiallo-Isomuscarine
Published on: June 13, 2022
Synthesis of amino-functionalized sulfonimidamides and their application in the enantioselective Henry reaction
Marianne Steurer1, Carsten Bolm
1Institute of Organic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1, 52056 Aachen, Germany.
Abstract:
Amino-functionalized sulfonimidamides have been prepared by aziridinium ring-opening reactions and nucleophilic substitutions of sulfonimidoyl chlorides. Whereas the former reactions afford separable diastereomeric products, the latter provide single stereoisomers. Application of the resulting stereochemically homogeneous sulfonimidamides as ligands in asymmetric copper-catalyzed Henry reactions of aromatic aldehydes with nitromethane led to products with enantioselectivities up to 95% ee in good yields.
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