- Palladium-catalyzed asymmetric synthesis of 2-pyrrolidinones with a quaternary carbon stereocenter.
Palladium-catalyzed asymmetric synthesis of 2-pyrrolidinones with a quaternary carbon stereocenter.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2012-09-01)
Ryo Shintani, Tomoaki Ito, Midori Nagamoto, Haruka Otomo, Tamio Hayashi
PMID22935617
ABSTRACT
A palladium-catalyzed asymmetric synthesis of 2-pyrrolidinones with a quaternary stereocenter at the 3-position has been achieved by the reaction of γ-methylidene-δ-valerolactones with alkyl isocyanates. High enantioselectivity has been realized by employing a newly synthesized chiral phosphoramidite ligand.