Abstract

Axially chiral biaryl diols have achieved great success in asymmetric catalysis. By contrast, axially chiral biaryl amino alcohols are far less developed. Herein, we have rationally designed a versatile C1 -symmetric biaryl amino alcohol scaffold 1-(1-amino-pyrrol-2-yl)naphthalen-2-ol (NPNOL) on the basis of axially chiral C2-arylpyrrole framework. For its enantioselective synthesis, the chiral phosphoric acid-catalyzed asymmetric Attanasi reaction between 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds and azoalkenes had been established. By using this practical method, a wide range of NPNOLs were readily prepared in high yields and excellent atroposelectivities (38 examples, up to 89 % yield and 99 % ee). DFT calculations were performed to reveal the reaction mechanism and the origins of the enantioselectivity. The easy transformations of NPNOL-derived products into organocatalysts/ligands and their preliminary applications in asymmetric catalytic reactions demonstrated the promising utility of NPNOL.

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