Highly diastereo- and enantioselective Mannich reaction of lactones with N-Boc-aldimines catalyzed by bifunctional rosin-derived amine thiourea catalysts†‡
Dan Fu,Gen Zhang,Yiming Cao,Luping Liu,Jingjing Song
Chemical Communications Pub Date : 05/17/2010 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C000621A
Abstract

A highly efficient diastereo- and enantioselective Mannich reaction of lactones with a variety of N-Boc-aldimines by using bifunctional rosin-derived amine thiourea catalysts was investigated for the first time, in general, affording the adducts bearing quaternary stereogenic centers with high levels of enantio- and diastereoselectivity (up to 99% ee, and >20 : 1 dr).

Graphical abstract: Highly diastereo- and enantioselective Mannich reaction of lactones with N-Boc-aldimines catalyzed by bifunctional rosin-derived amine thiourea catalysts