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DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1738409
Efficient Functionalization of Aminocyclopropanes
Iridium-Catalyzed Enantioselective C(sp3)–H Borylation of Aminocyclopropanes.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022;
61: e202201463
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202201463.
Key words
C–H bond activation - boronate esters - iridium catalysis - cyclopropylamines - succinimides![](https://www.thieme-connect.de/media/synfacts/202208/i_v082_s1_10-1055_s-0041-1738409.gif)
Significance
A judicious choice of both ligand and directing group (DG) plays an important role in the reactivity, regioselectivity, and stereoselectivity of a C–H functionalization reaction, with the cyclometalation typically dictating the observed regioselectivity. Whereas five-membered metallacycles are common, examples of asymmetric C–H functionalizations involving four- or six-membered rings are rare. The current report describes a method for the C–H borylation of aminocyclopropanes 1 and the identification of a suitable DG for achieving selective C–H borylation while avoiding competing σ-bond hydroboration.
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Comment
Several potential DGs were evaluated with the succinimide 3 leading to selective borylation of the vicinal C(sp3)–H bond under iridium-catalyzed conditions, albeit with only 9% ee. Optimization of the ligand by increasing the steric bulk of the ortho substituent on the N-aryl ring led to significantly enhanced enantioselectivities, whereas tuning of the pyridine C5 substituent permitted a range of both N-protecting groups (3–8) and α-substituents (11–15) to be tolerated in the process. A gram-scale preparation and several synthetic applications of the products are demonstrated through both manipulation of the DG and cross-coupling of the BPin moiety.
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Publication History
Article published online:
18 July 2022
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