| Literature DB >> 28544237 |
Bo Chen1, Cheng Fang2,3, Peng Liu2, Joseph M Ready1.
Abstract
We describe the synthetically useful enantioselective addition of Br-CX3 (X=Cl or Br) to terminal olefins to introduce a trihalomethyl group and generate optically active secondary bromides. Computational and experimental evidence supports an asymmetric atom-transfer radical addition (ATRA) mechanism in which the stereodetermining step involves outer-sphere bromine abstraction from a [(bisphosphine)RhII BrCl] complex by a benzylic radical intermediate. This mechanism appears unprecedented in asymmetric catalysis.Entities:
Keywords: alkenes; asymmetric catalysis; enantioselectivity; radical reactions; rhodium
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28544237 PMCID: PMC5672916 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201704074
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Angew Chem Int Ed Engl ISSN: 1433-7851 Impact factor: 15.336