Enantioselective
conjugate additions of in situ generated 2-alkoxycarbonyl-3(2H)-furanones to three distinct types of π-electrophiles
(terminal alkynones, α-bromo enones, and α-benzyl nitroalkenes)
are reported. Catalysis by a nickel(II)–diamine complex provided
alkynone-derived adducts with high enantioselectivity, preferentially
as the Z-isomers, and completely suppressed the undesired
O-alkylation pathway. A cupreidine-based catalyst enabled extension
of the enantioselective conjugate additions to α-bromo enones
and α-benzyl nitroalkenes. The densely functionalized adducts
that result are useful precursors to synthetic analogs of spirocyclic
natural products pseurotins.
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