H8-BINOL chiral imidodiphosphoric acids catalyzed cyclization reactions of β,γ-unsaturated α-ketoesters, arylamines and 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds: enantioselective synthesis of 1,4-dihydropyridines

Abstract

Penta-substituted 1,4-dihydropyridines were synthesized via catalytic enantioselective cyclization reactions of β,γ-unsaturated α-ketoesters, arylamines and acetylacetone for the first time. H8-BINOL-type chiral imidodiphosphoric acid 4c was a suitable catalyst and exhibited high catalytic and stereocontrolling abilities in these enone-type reactions. Under the optimized conditions, these 1,4-dihydropyridines were obtained with excellent enantioselectivities (up to 97% ee). In addition, the typical product 8ba was converted into the corresponding substituted piperidine with high yield (87%) and excellent enantioselectivity (95% ee) in a single-step reduction.