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Published on: February 7, 2017
Divergent Asymmetric Synthesis of Polycyclic Compounds via Vinyl Triazenes
David Kossler1, Florian G Perrin1, Abdusalom A Suleymanov1
1Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering (ISIC), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Abstract:
Vinyl triazenes were obtained by enantioselective [2+2] cycloaddition reactions of bicyclic alkenes with 1-alkynyl triazenes in the presence of a RuII catalyst with a chiral cyclopentadienyl ligand. These triazenes serve as unique vinyl cation surrogates. Under acidic conditions, the triazene functionality can be replaced with a variety of groups, including halides, alkoxides, sulfoxides, amides, arenes, and heteroarenes, thus providing efficient access to a pool of chiral polycyclic compounds.
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