Synthesis 2018; 50(05): 956-967
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1590986
short review
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Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylation of Carbonyl Compounds with Unsaturated Hydrocarbons

Pu-Sheng Wang
a   Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, P. R. of China
,
Meng-Lan Shen
a   Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, P. R. of China
,
Liu-Zhu Gong*
a   Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, P. R. of China
b   Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), P. R. of China   Email: gonglz@ustc.edu.cn
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We are grateful for financial support from NSFC (21602214), and the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 2015M580534 and 2017T100449).
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Publication History

Received: 08 October 2017

Accepted after revision: 14 November 2017

Publication Date:
21 December 2017 (online)


Abstract

The asymmetric allylation of carbonyl compounds is an important process for the formation of carbon–carbon bonds, generating optically active homoallylic alcohols that are versatile building blocks with widespread applications in organic synthesis. The use of readily available unsaturated hydrocarbons as allylating reagents in the transition-metal-catalyzed asymmetric allylation has received increasing interest as either a step- or an atom-economy alternative. This review summarizes transition-metal-catalyzed enantioselective allylations on the basis of the ‘indirect’ and ‘direct’ use of simple unsaturated hydrocarbons (include dienes, allenes, alkynes, and alkenes) as allylating reagents, with emphasis on highlighting conceptually novel reactions.

1 Introduction

2 ‘Indirect’ Use of Unsaturated Hydrocarbons in Asymmetric Allylation of Carbonyl Compounds

2.1 Enantioselective Allylation with 1,3-Dienes

2.2 Enantioselective Allylation with Allenes

2.3 Enantioselective Allylation with Alkenes

3 ‘Direct’ Use of Unsaturated Hydrocarbons in Asymmetric Allylation of Carbonyl Compounds

3.1 Enantioselective Allylation with 1,3-Dienes

3.2 Enantioselective Allylation with Allenes

3.3 Enantioselective Allylation with Alkynes

3.4 Enantioselective Allylation with Alkenes

4 Conclusions