Abstract
AbstractAsymmetric cyanosilylation of alkynyl ketones with the catalyst systems consisting of amino acid/2,2′‐bis(diphenylphosphino)‐1,1′‐binaphthyl (BINAP)/ruthenium(II) complex and lithium phenoxide (Ru⋅Li cat.) was studied. The reaction was conducted in tert‐butyl methyl ether (TBME) at −78 °C with a substrate‐to‐catalyst molar ratio (S/C) as high as 2000. A series of simple and functionalized ketones was converted into the alkynyl tertiary cyanohydrin derivatives in up to 99% ee. Appropriate selection of an amino‐acid ligand of the catalyst according to the substrate structure was crucially important to achieve high enantioselectivity and a wide scope of substrates. Transformation of the chiral cyanohydrin product into a functionalized lactone was also examined.magnified image
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