Alkene aminooxygenation and dioxygenation reactions that
result
in carbonyl products are uncommon, and protocols that control absolute
stereochemistry are rare. We report herein catalytic enantioselective
alkene aminooxygenation and dioxygenation that directly provide enantioenriched
2-formyl saturated heterocycles under aerobic conditions. Cyclization
of substituted 4-pentenylsulfonamides, catalyzed by readily available
chiral copper complexes and employing molecular oxygen as both oxygen
source and stoichiometric oxidant, directly provides chiral 2-formyl
pyrrolidines efficiently. Reductive or oxidative workup of these aldehydes
provides their respective amino alcohols or amino acids (unnatural
prolines). Enantioselective synthesis of an indoline and isoquinolines
is also demonstrated. Concurrently, cyclization of various alkenols
under similar conditions provides 2-formyl tetrahydrofurans, phthalans,
isochromans, and morpholines. The nature of the copper ligands, the
concentration of molecular oxygen, and the reaction temperature all
impact the product distribution. Chiral nitrogen and oxygen heterocycles
are common components of bioactive small molecules, and these enabling
technologies provide access to saturated heterocycles functionalized
with ready-to-use carbonyl electrophiles.