Liu, Zijian; Takeuchi, Toshifumi; Pluta, Roman; Arteaga Arteaga, Fernando; Kumagai, Naoya; Shibasaki, Masakatsu published an article on February 3 ,2017. The article was titled 《Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Aldol Reaction of α-Alkylamides》, and you may find the article in Organic Letters.Application In Synthesis of (R)-(6,6′-Dimethoxybiphenyl-2,2′-diyl)bis[bis(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)phosphine] The information in the text is summarized as follows:
A catalytic asym. aldol reaction directly employing amides as latent enolates has remained elusive because of the resistance of amides to enolization. A direct aldol reaction of α-alkylamides without any electron-withdrawing group harnessed by specific activation of 7-azaindoline amides under soft Lewis acid/Bronsted base cooperative catalysis is reported. Diastereo- and enantioselective coupling with ynals and aromatic aldehydes as well as divergent functional group interconversion of the amide provided expeditious access to a variety of aliphatic and aromatic chiral building blocks. In addition to this study using (R)-(6,6′-Dimethoxybiphenyl-2,2′-diyl)bis[bis(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)phosphine], there are many other studies that have used (R)-(6,6′-Dimethoxybiphenyl-2,2′-diyl)bis[bis(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)phosphine](cas: 256390-47-3Application In Synthesis of (R)-(6,6′-Dimethoxybiphenyl-2,2′-diyl)bis[bis(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)phosphine]) was used in this study.
(R)-(6,6′-Dimethoxybiphenyl-2,2′-diyl)bis[bis(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)phosphine](cas: 256390-47-3) belongs to chiral phosphine ligands. Nucleophilic phosphine catalysis often involves the formation of Lewis adducts, namely phosphonium (di)enolate zwitterions, as reaction intermediates. Application In Synthesis of (R)-(6,6′-Dimethoxybiphenyl-2,2′-diyl)bis[bis(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)phosphine] These intermediates are formed through nucleophilic attack of the phosphine catalysts at electron-poor nuclei (normally carbon atoms) and then proceed through several steps to form new chemical bonds.
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Phosphine ligand,
Chiral phosphines in nucleophilic organocatalysis