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. 2021 Jun 29;12(30):10233–10241. doi: 10.1039/d1sc01442k

Reaction scope of the anti-4 and syn-4 selective processes.

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Entry 1: R1, Rf R2 Anti-4 selective processa Syn-4 selective processa
Anti-4 Yieldb (%) Anti/sync eed (%) Syn-4 Yieldb (%) Syn/anti c eed (%)
1 1d: C6H5, CF3 Allyl anti-4d 83 >20 : 1 99 syn-4d 72 7.5 : 1 >99
2 1e: 4-BrC6H4, CF3 Allyl anti-4e 93 >20 : 1 98 syn-4e 72 3.6 : 1 99
3 1f: 4-ClC6H4, CF3 Allyl anti-4f 90 >20 : 1 99 syn-4f 77 4.4 : 1 99
4 1g: 3-MeC6H4, CF3 Allyl anti-4g 96 >20 : 1 98 syn-4g 84 8.5 : 1 99
5 1h: 4-FC6H4, CF3 Allyl anti-4h 88 >20 : 1 98 syn-4he 78 4.4 : 1 99
6 1i: 4-MeOC6H4, CF3 Allyl anti-4ie,g 90 >20 : 1 98 syn-4ie,f 60 3.7 : 1 >99
7 1j: 3,5-F2C6H3, CF3 Allyl anti-4j 85 >20 : 1 99 syn-4je 87 4.0 : 1 >99
8 1k: 2-thienyl, CF3 Allyl anti-4k 78 >20 : 1 97 syn-4kg 37 2.1 : 1 99
9 1l: N-Ts-indol-3-yl, CF3 Allyl anti-4l 82 >20 : 1 96 syn-4lg 53 2.3 : 1 >99
10 1m: C6H5, CF3CF2CF2 Allyl anti-4m 69 >20 : 1 98 syn-4mg,h 50 2.0 : 1 >99
11i 1n: cyclohexyl, CF3 Allyl anti-4ne 98 16.7 : 1 99 syn-4ne,f 65 3.6 : 1 >99
12i 1o: Et, CF3 Allyl anti-4o 98 15.3 : 1 97 syn-4oe 78 2.6 : 1 >99
13i 1p: Me, CF3 Allyl anti-4p 97 10.1 : 1 89 syn-4pe 85 1.3 : 1 99
14 1d: C6H5, CF3 Me anti-4q 91 >20 : 1 97 syn-4q 77 5.3 : 1 >99
15 1d: C6H5, CF3 Bn anti-4r 81 18 : 1 98 syn-4re 70 5.9 : 1 99
16 1d: C6H5, CF3 i-Bu anti-4see 50 >20 : 1 96 syn-4se,g 50 6.7 : 1 99
a

Conditions: 1 (0.15 mmol), HE (0.165 mmol, 1.1 equiv.), 2p (0.015 mmol, 10 mol%), CH2Cl2 (0.60 mL), −30 °C, 24–48 h, then CH2Cl2 (1.8 mL), dhQD-2 for anti-4 or dhQN-10 for syn-4 (0.0075 mmol, 5 mol%), R2OH (0.30 mmol, 2 equiv.), 0 °C, 2–8 d.

b

Isolated yield of combined diastereoisomers 4 after chromatography on silica gel.

c

Determined on the crude mixtures by 19F NMR spectroscopy.

d

Enantiomeric excess of major diastereoisomer, determined by CSP HPLC.

e

In the ring-opening step, after 2–5 d, additional catalyst dhQD-2 for anti-4 or dhQN-10 for syn-4 (0.0075 mmol) and R2OH (0.15 mmol, 1–2 equiv.), were added.

f

Ring-opening step warmed to RT after 2 d.

g

Two step reaction performed by isolating intermediate 3 by a rapid filtration on silica gel.

h

Reduction step performed at 0 °C.

i

Conditions: 1 (0.05 mmol), HE (0.055 mmol, 1.1 equiv.), 2p (0.01 mmol, 20 mol%), CH2Cl2 (0.300 mL), −20 or 0 °C, 24–48 h, then CH2Cl2 (0.60 mL), dhQD-2 for anti-4 or dhQN-10 for syn-4 (0.01 mmol, 10 mol%), allyl alcohol (0.1 mmol, 2 equiv.), 0 °C, 3–6 d.