Diastereo- and enantioselective synthesis of biaryl aldehydes bearing both axial and central chirality†
Fen Huang,Ling-Fei Tao,Jiyong Liu,Linghui Qian
Chemical Communications Pub Date : 03/21/2023 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/D3CC00708A
Abstract

We describe herein an intriguing method for the synthesis of biaryl aldehydes bearing both axial and central chirality through a desymmetric [3 + 2] cycloaddition reaction of activated isocyanides with prochiral biaryl dialdehydes under silver catalysis. This protocol features excellent enantioselectivity, 100% atom economy, good functional group compatibility, and operational simplicity.

Graphical abstract: Diastereo- and enantioselective synthesis of biaryl aldehydes bearing both axial and central chirality