Synthesis of chiral bis(oxazolinyl)biferrocene ligands and their application to Cu(I)-catalyzed asymmetric cyclopropanation

Sung Gon Kim, Chang Woo Cho, Kyo Han Ahn

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Abstract

Homochiral bis(oxazolinyl)biferrocene ligands, which have both planar and central chirality, are synthesized from oxazolinylferrocenes through a diastereoselective directed lithiation followed by an oxidative dimerization. Asymmetric cyclpropanation of styrene with diazoacetates in the presence of 5 mol% CuOTf-bis(oxazolinyl)biferrocene complexes gives 2-(phenyl)cyclopropane carboxylates in up to 99% ee.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1023-1026
Number of pages4
JournalTetrahedron Asymmetry
Volume8
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 11 Apr 1997

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