N-Polyfluoroarylation-Triggered Rearrangement of Enesulfinamidines: Asymmetric Synthesis of α-Amino Ketimine Derivatives
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Protocol for the Synthesis of Ortho-trifluoromethoxylated Aniline Derivatives
Published on: January 19, 2016
Teng-Fei Liu1, Ming Hang1, Chong-Dao Lu1,2,3
1School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan 650091, China.
Abstract:
Metalloenamines, generated through the α-deprotonation of N-iminosulfinyl ketimines, can be selectively intercepted at their nitrogen atom by highly fluorinated (hetero)arenes. The interaction leads to the formation of N-polyfluoroarylated enesulfinamidine intermediates, which are capable of undergoing [2,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement to yield α-amino ketimine derivatives. The high enantiopurity of the resulting products is ensured by the precise transfer of chirality from the sulfur atom of the iminosulfinyl group to the α-carbon of the ketimine moiety.
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