Synthesis 2009(12): 2076-2082  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1216823
SPECIALTOPIC
© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart ˙ New York

Synthesis of 2-Methylindoline- and 2-Methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline-Derived Phosphoramidites and Their Applications in Iridium-Catalyzed Allylic Alkylation of Indoles

Wen-Bo Liu, Hu He, Li-Xin Dai, Shu-Li You*
State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Lu, Shanghai 200032, P. R. of China
Fax: +86(21)54925087; e-Mail: slyou@mail.sioc.ac.cn;
Further Information

Publication History

Received 9 March 2009
Publication Date:
19 May 2009 (online)

Abstract

A series of novel phosphoramidite ligands were synthesized from enantiopure BINOL and 2-methylindoline or 2-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline. These ligands were found to be efficient in iridium-catalyzed Friedel-Crafts reaction of indoles with allylic carbonates, affording branched products with high regio- and enantioselectivities. Strikingly, these ligands were demonstrated to be superior to the Feringa ligands when the ortho-substituted cinnamyl carbonates were used.

16

CCDC 722528 contains the supplementary crystallographic data for 9ba. These data can be obtained free of charge from the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre via www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/data request/cif.