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  • Nucleophile Coordination En...
    Fan, Lian‐Feng; Luo, Shi‐Wei; Chen, Shu‐Sen; Wang, Tian‐Ci; Wang, Pu‐Sheng; Gong, Liu‐Zhu

    Angewandte Chemie International Edition, November 18, 2019, Volume: 58, Issue: 47
    Journal Article

    Branched selectivity in asymmetric allylic C−H alkylation is enabled by using 2‐acylimidazoles as nucleophiles in the presence of a chiral phosphoramidite‐palladium catalyst. A wide range of terminal alkenes, including 1,4‐dienes and allylarenes, are nicely tolerated and provide chiral 2‐acylimidazoles in moderate to high yields and with high levels of regio‐, and enantio‐, and E/Z‐selectivities. Mechanistic studies using density‐functional theory calculations suggest a nucleophile‐coordination‐enabled inner‐sphere attack mode for the enantioselective carbon–carbon bond‐forming event. Branching out: Palladium‐chiral phosphoramidite catalysis is used for an unprecedented branched‐selective asymmetric allylic C−H alkylation by using 2‐acylimidazoles as model coordinating nucleophiles. Density‐functional theory calculations suggest an unusual inner‐sphere mechanism for the carbon–carbon bond‐forming process.