Manifestation of Felkin-Anh control in enantioselective acyl transfer catalysis: Kinetic resolution of carboxylic acids

  • Xing Yang
  • , Peng Liu
  • , K. N. Houk
  • , Vladimir B. Birman

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Abstract

Under control: The classical polar Felkin-Anh model has been applied for the first time to the analysis of diastereoselectivity in acylation reactions (see scheme). Computational studies demonstrate that stereoelectronic effects control the enantioselectivity in asymmetric catalytic alcoholysis of acyclic anhydrides.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)9638-9642
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume51
Issue number38
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 17 2012

Keywords

  • asymmetric organocatalysis
  • enantioselective alcoholysis
  • Felkin-Anh Model
  • kinetic resolution
  • stereoelectronic control

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