Asymmetric aza-Henry reaction of BOC-protected imines with zinc-FAM catalyst

2024-01-01
Beksultanova, Nurzhan
Doğan, Özdemir
Derivatives of ferrocenyl-substituted aziridinyl methanol (FAM) ligands were used with zinc metal for asymmetric aza-Henry (nitro-aldol) reaction of N-Boc protected imines with nitroalkanes. At optimized reaction conditions Zn-PFAM1 catalyst system with a variety of aromatic imines provided products in up to 77% ee and 88% yield. In addition, the reaction of N-Boc substituted imines with nitroethane also proceeded smoothly with moderate enantioselectivities and diastereoselectivities.
Synthetic Communications
Citation Formats
N. Beksultanova and Ö. Doğan, “Asymmetric aza-Henry reaction of BOC-protected imines with zinc-FAM catalyst,” Synthetic Communications, vol. 54, no. 5, pp. 371–378, 2024, Accessed: 00, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85182464694&origin=inward.