The cascade of Ir-catalyzed enantioselective allylic
amination
and Cu-catalyzed alkyne–azide cycloaddition was designed for
the asymmetric synthesis of homoallylic amidines. The nucleophilic
addition of an in situ-generated enantioenriched tertiary allylamine
to a ketenimine intermediate triggers a rapid and stereospecific zwitterionic
aza-Claisen rearrangement in a 1,3-chiral transfer manner. The approach
allows modular access to enantioenriched α-chiral homoallylic
amidines in high yields with a high level of enantiomeric purity.
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