Catalytic Batch and Continuous Flow Production of Highly Enantioenriched Cyclohexane Derivatives with Polymer-Supported Diarylprolinol Silyl Ethers

Abstract

Diarylprolinol silyl ethers immobilized onto polystyrene have been employed as catalysts in the enantioselective domino Michael-Knoevenagel reaction of dimethyl 3-oxoglutarate and 3-substituted acrolein derivatives, including aliphatic ones. The best catalyst allows the preparation of highly functionalized cyclohexane derivatives in a straightforward and efficient manner, both under batch and continuous flow conditions.

asymmetric organocatalysis - domino process - Michael addition - Knoevenagel condensation - flow reactors

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See Supporting Information for details.

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General Procedure for the Domino Michael-Knoevenagel Process of α,β-Unsaturated Aldehydes and Dimethyl 3-Oxopentanedioate: Benzoic acid (0.05 mmol), the corresponding aldehyde (0.25 mmol) and dimethyl 3-oxopentanedioate (0.275 mmol) were added to catalyst 5 (0.025 mmol) previously swollen in CH₂Cl₂ (1 mL). The suspension was shaken at r.t. for the time indicated in Table  [²] and then directly filtered. The resin was rinsed with CH₂Cl₂ (3 × 1 mL) and the organic filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. MeOH (1 mL) and NaBH₄ (0.25 mmol) were added to a solution of the resulting crude in CH₂Cl₂ (0.5 mL) at 0 ˚C, which was stirred at that temper-ature for 20 min. After addition of the pH 7 phosphate buffer, the organic materials were extracted with CH₂Cl₂ and the combined organic phase was dried over Na₂SO₄, and then concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel (CH₂Cl₂-EtO₂) to afford 7.

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The deposition number at the Cambridge Crystallographyc Data Centre is CCDC 804763.

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These recycling experiments show the results obtained in six consecutive runs. After each run, the reaction mixture was filtered and the solid-supported catalyst was washed with CH₂Cl₂ and directly reused.