Chiral α-substituted allylboronic
acids were synthesized
by asymmetric homologation of alkenylboronic acids using CF
3
/TMS-diazomethanes in the presence of BINOL catalyst and ethanol.
The chiral α-substituted allylboronic acids were reacted with
aldehydes or oxidized to alcohols in situ with a high degree of chirality
transfer. The oxygen-sensitive allylboronic acids can be purified
via their isolated diaminonaphthalene (DanH)-protected derivatives.
The highly reactive purified allylboronic acids reacted in a self-catalyzed
reaction at room temperature with ketones, imines, and indoles to
give congested trifluoromethylated homoallylic alcohols/amines with
up to three contiguous stereocenters.
A broad range of aliphatic, aromatic, and heterocyclic boronic acids were successfully homologated using trifluorodiazoethane in the presence of BINOL derivatives to provide the corresponding chiral trifluoromethyl containing boronic acid derivatives in high yields and excellent enantioselectivity. The in situ conversion of the chiral transient boronic acids to the corresponding alcohols or β‐CF3 carboxylates are also demonstrated.
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