{"title":"Bifunctional NHC-Catalyzed Asymmetric Intramolecular Conjugate Addition via Noncovalent Interaction","authors":"Ujjwal Maji, Arpita Baidya, Supriyo Das, Joyram Guin","doi":"10.1021/acs.orglett.5c00315","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Herein, we report a novel squaramide containing chiral bifunctional N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) and its utilization in developing asymmetric intramolecular conjugate addition involving noncovalent interaction. Via concomitant activation of both electrophilic and nucleophilic centers of substrates, the reaction proceeds through a well-organized transition state, thereby affording products with up to 94% ee and a broad scope. The process is found to be scalable. The initial mechanistic study supports the bifunctional nature of the newly designed NHC.","PeriodicalId":54,"journal":{"name":"Organic Letters","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9000,"publicationDate":"2025-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Organic Letters","FirstCategoryId":"92","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.5c00315","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, ORGANIC","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Herein, we report a novel squaramide containing chiral bifunctional N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) and its utilization in developing asymmetric intramolecular conjugate addition involving noncovalent interaction. Via concomitant activation of both electrophilic and nucleophilic centers of substrates, the reaction proceeds through a well-organized transition state, thereby affording products with up to 94% ee and a broad scope. The process is found to be scalable. The initial mechanistic study supports the bifunctional nature of the newly designed NHC.
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