Please cite this article as: West TH, Spoehrle SSM, Smith AD, Isothiourea-catalysed chemo-and enantioselective [2,3]-sigmatropic rearrangements of N,N-diallyl allylic ammonium ylides, Tetrahedron (2017), doi: 10.1016/j.tet.2017.01.062. This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. Leave this area blank for abstract info. The isothiourea-catalysed chemo-and enantioselective [2,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement of N,Ndiallyl allylic ammonium ylides is explored as a key part of a route to free functionalised α-amino esters and piperidines. The [2,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement proceeds with excellent diastereo-and enantiocontrol (>95:5 dr, up to 97% ee), with the resultant N,N-diallyl α-amino esters undergoing either mono-or bis-N-allyl deprotection. Bis-N-allyl deprotection leads to free α-amino esters, while the mono-deprotection strategy has been utilised in the synthesis of a target functionalised piperidine.
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