Design of Chiral Bifunctional Dialkyl Sulfide Catalysts for Regio‐, Diastereo‐, and Enantioselective Bromolactonization

Abstract

Although a wide variety of chiral organocatalysts have been developed for asymmetric transformations, effective chiral dialkyl sulfide organocatalysts remain relatively rare and under‐developed, despite the potential utility of dialkyl sulfide catalysts. Herein, we report the development of chiral bifunctional dialkyl sulfide catalysts possessing a urea moiety for regio‐, diastereo‐, and enantioselective bromolactonization. The importance of the bifunctional design of chiral sulfide catalysts was clearly demonstrated in the present work. The roles of both the sulfide and urea moieties of the catalyst were clarified based on the results of experimental and theoretical investigation.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Oct 26, 2018
Source ID
10.1002/chem.201803703

Entities

People

  • Ayaka Mochizuki
  • Ayano Tsuchihashi
  • Kazuma Kaneko
  • Masahiro Yamanaka
  • Ryuichi Nishiyori
  • Seiji Shirakawa

Organizations

  • Nagasaki University
  • Office of Naval Research
  • Rikkyo University

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  • Chemistry

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