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J Org Chem. 2016 Jul 15;81(14):6128-35. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.6b01100. Epub 2016 Jul 05.

Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Bicycloprolines by a 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition/Intramolecular Alkylation Strategy.

The Journal of organic chemistry

Enrique M Arpa, María González-Esguevillas, Ana Pascual-Escudero, Javier Adrio, Juan C Carretero

Affiliations

  1. Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid , Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain.

PMID: 27322168 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.6b01100

Abstract

The diastereoselective one-pot synthesis of hexahydrocyclopenta[b]pyrrole derivatives (bicycloprolines) has been achieved by base-mediated reactions of (E)-tert-butyl 6-bromo-2-hexenoate with α-imino esters. The catalytic asymmetric version of this process has been efficiently achieved using the Cu(I)/(R)-DTBM-Segphos complex as a catalyst following a two-step 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition/intramolecular alkylation sequence.

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