Synthesis of Quaternary Stereocenters via Asymmetric Cross-Coupling of Arylboronic Acids and Racemic Electrophiles.
2026-11-04, The Journal of Organic Chemistry (10.1021/acs.joc.6c01640) (online)Stephen P Fletcher, David Egea-Arrebola, Matilda R Joyce, Stephen J Webster, Ke Liu, Lucy van Dijk, and Laura Cunningham (?)
Quaternary stereocenters feature in many natural products and pharmaceuticals, yet their synthesis is often difficult. We report an enantioconvergent Suzuki-Miyaura-type cross coupling between arylboronic acids and racemic tertiary electrophiles to give products containing quaternary stereocenters. Mechanistic studies suggest that the very high levels of enantiomeric excess observed are due to a Rh-catalyzed dynamic kinetic asymmetric transformation.
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