Rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric hydroamination and hydroindolation of keto-vinylidenecyclopropanes†
Song Yang,Quan-Zhe Li,Chen Xu,Qin Xu
Chemical Science Pub Date : 05/11/2018 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C8SC01595C
Abstract

We reported a highly regio- and enantioselective hydroamination and hydroindolation of keto-vinylidenecyclopropanes via cationic Rh(I) catalysis in this context. The combination of various secondary amines and indoles with keto-vinylidenecyclopropanes afforded the corresponding hydrofunctionalization products in good to excellent yields with outstanding ee values under mild conditions. A new TMM–Rh model complex was proposed, providing an atom economical Rh-π-allyl precursor at the same time. Moreover, the resulting products could easily be transformed into more complex polyheterocycles upon further synthetic manipulation.

Graphical abstract: Rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric hydroamination and hydroindolation of keto-vinylidenecyclopropanes