A highly stereoselective organocatalytic α-alkylation of 2-arylacetaldehydes with a commercially available carbenium tetrafluoroborate is described. The stereoselective alkylation was carried out in acetonitrile/water, under air in the presence of a commercially available imidazolidinone (MacMillan's catalyst). Key intermediates for the synthesis of bisabolanes were obtained through a simple chemistry. In particular a direct, enantioselective and facile synthesis of (R)-(-)-curcumene is described

A Straightforward Organocatalytic Alkylation of 2-Arylacetaldehydes: An Approach towards Bisabolanes

GUALANDI, ANDREA;COZZI, PIER GIORGIO
2014

Abstract

A highly stereoselective organocatalytic α-alkylation of 2-arylacetaldehydes with a commercially available carbenium tetrafluoroborate is described. The stereoselective alkylation was carried out in acetonitrile/water, under air in the presence of a commercially available imidazolidinone (MacMillan's catalyst). Key intermediates for the synthesis of bisabolanes were obtained through a simple chemistry. In particular a direct, enantioselective and facile synthesis of (R)-(-)-curcumene is described
2014
Andrea Gualandi; Pietro Canestrari; Enrico Emer; Pier Giorgio Cozzi
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