Chiral Lewis base-assisted Brønsted acid (LBBA)-catalyzed enantioselective cyclization of 2-geranylphenols

Akira Sakakura, Masayuki Sakuma, Kazuaki Ishihara

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

48 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Chiral Lewis base-assisted Brønsted acids (Chiral LBBAs) have been designed as new organocatalysts for biomimetic enantioselective cyclization. A salt of a chiral phosphonous acid diester with FSO3H catalyzes the enantioselective cyclization of 2-geranylphenols to give the desired trans-fused cyclized products with high diastereo- and enantioselectivities (up to 98:2 dr and 93% ee).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3130-3133
Number of pages4
JournalOrganic Letters
Volume13
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 17 2011
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Chiral Lewis base-assisted Brønsted acid (LBBA)-catalyzed enantioselective cyclization of 2-geranylphenols'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this