Abstract
Herein, we report the enantio- and diastereoselective formation of trans-iodo- and trans-chlorocyclopropanes from α-iodo- and α-chlorozinc carbenoids by using a dioxaborolane-derived chiral ligand. The synthetically useful iodocyclopropane building blocks were derivatized by an electrophilic trapping of the corresponding cyclopropyl lithium species or a Negishi coupling to give access to a variety of enantioenriched 1,2,3-substituted cyclopropanes. The synthetic utility of this method was demonstrated by the formal synthesis of an HIV-1 protease inhibitor. In addition, the related stereoselective bromocyclopropanation was also investigated. New insights about the relative electrophilicity of haloiodomethylzinc carbenoids are also presented.
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