Dimeric cinchona ammonium salts with benzophenone linkers: enantioselective phase transfer catalysts for the synthesis of α-amino acids†
Seunga Woo,Yong-Gyun Kim,Baegeun Lim,Jiin Oh,Yeonji Lee,Hyeri Gwon,Keepyung Nahm
RSC Advances Pub Date : 01/09/2018 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C7RA12499F
Abstract

Chiral phase transfer catalysts of dimeric cinchona ammonium salts linked with a benzophenone bridge showed high enantioselectivity in the α-alkylation of a glycinate ester under mild industry-applicable conditions: 0.5 mol% PTC and near equivalents of alkyl halide. A dual function of the dimeric quinuclidiniums was proposed for the high efficiency.

Graphical abstract: Dimeric cinchona ammonium salts with benzophenone linkers: enantioselective phase transfer catalysts for the synthesis of α-amino acids