Abstract
This Letter describes asymmetric tandem carbonyl ylide formation–intramolecular 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction of diazo imides containing a tethered indole catalyzed by chiral dirhodium(II) carboxylates as an approach to the pentacyclic skeleton of Aspidosperma alkaloids. The cycloaddition of carbonyl ylides derived from indolyl-substituted 2-diazo-5-imido-3-ketoesters under the influence of dirhodium(II) tetrakis[ N-tetrachlorophthaloyl-( S)- tert-leucinate], Rh 2( S-TCPTTL) 4, provides cycloadducts in moderate yields and enantioselectivities of up to 66% ee as well as with perfect endo diastereoselectivity. This is the first example of asymmetric induction in an intramolecular cycloaddition of a carbonyl ylide across an indolyl π-bond.
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