Abstract
Enantiopure 2-amino-3,3-diphenyl-1-propanol has been synthesized by the hidantoin route starting from diphenylacetaldehyde, followed by subsequent functional group transformations and optical resolution by a chiral HPLC. This amino alcohol can be converted into two new chiral ligands: 4,4′-bis(diphenylmethyl)-2,2′-bioxazoline and 2,2′-isopropylidenebis(4-diphenylmethyloxazoline), and further to complexes with copper(II) trifluoromethanesulfonate and nickel(II) perchlorate hexahydrate. The nickel(II) aqua complex derived from the bisoxazoline effectively catalyzes the Diels-Alder reactions of cyclopentadiene with 3-acryloyl-2-oxazolidinone in high endo-selectivities and moderate enantioselectivities through a square planar transition structure.
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