Synthesis 2015; 47(15): 2265-2269
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1378835
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Conjugate Addition of Diboron Catalyzed by O-Monoacyltartaric Acids

Masaharu Sugiura*
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 5-1 Oe-honmachi, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto 862-0973, Japan   eMail: msugiura@kumamoto-u.ac.jp
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Wakoto Ishikawa
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 5-1 Oe-honmachi, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto 862-0973, Japan   eMail: msugiura@kumamoto-u.ac.jp
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Yukinobu Kuboyama
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 5-1 Oe-honmachi, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto 862-0973, Japan   eMail: msugiura@kumamoto-u.ac.jp
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Makoto Nakajima
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 5-1 Oe-honmachi, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto 862-0973, Japan   eMail: msugiura@kumamoto-u.ac.jp
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Received: 15. März 2015

Accepted after revision: 12. Mai 2015

Publikationsdatum:
19. Juni 2015 (online)


Abstract

O-3,5-Di(adamantan-1-yl)benzoyltartaric acid catalyzes the conjugate addition of bis(neopentyl glycolato)diboron to α,β-unsaturated ketones with good enantioselectivity. The addition of magnesium sulfate as a dehydrating agent and benzoic acid as a co-catalyst was found to be effective.

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