Synlett 2018; 29(17): 2251-2256
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1611003
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Asymmetric Copper-Catalyzed C(sp)–H Bond Insertion of Carbenoids Derived from N-Tosylhydrazones

Takao Osako
,
Makoto Nagaosa
,
Go Hamasaka
,
Yasuhiro Uozumi*
Institute for Molecular Science (IMS) and JST-ACCEL, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8787, Japan   Email: uo@ims.ac.jp
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This work was supported by the JST-ACCEL program (JPMJAC401). We are also grateful for funding from the JSPS KAKENHI [Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research (No. 26620090), for Young Scientists (B) (No. 26810099), and for Scientific Research (C) (No. 16K05876)].
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Publication History

Received: 04 June 2018

Accepted after revision: 05 August 2018

Publication Date:
14 September 2018 (online)


Abstract

A chiral copper(I)–phosphoramidite complex efficiently catalyzed the asymmetric insertion of the carbenoids derived from N-tosyl hydrazones into alkyne C–H bonds to give the corresponding chiral alkynylated products in up to 77% yield and with up to 74% ee.

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