A series of novel supramolecular organocatalysts of hydroxyprolinamide based on the upper rim of calix[4]arene scaffold have been developed to catalyze enantioselective multi-component Biginelli reaction. Under the optimal conditions, the reactions occurred with moderate-to-excellent enantioselectivities (up to 98% ee). A plausible transition state constructed by the supra- molecular interaction of hydrogen bond and cation-π between catalysts and substrates has been proposed.
LI ZhengYiXING HuaiJieHUANG GuoLiSUN XiaoQiangJIANG JuLiWANG LeYong
Two new bis-imidazolinium salts (4a, 4b) have been synthesized as precursors of N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) from the commercially available (R)-2,2′-dihydroxy-1,1′-binaphthalene. The two bis-imidazolinium salts were used as efficient precursor of NHC ancillary ligands in the palladium-catalyzed Heck reaction. Good to excellent yields and high stereoselectivities were obtained with ethyl acrylate, acrylonitrile, and acrylamide as starting materials. The structure of bis-imidazolinium salt 4b was further characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis.
WU Hui, JIN Can, HUANG GuoLi, WANG LianJun, JIANG JuLi & WANG LeYong Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of Ministry of Education
