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Asymmetric synthesis of syn-propargylamines and unsaturated β-amino acids under Brønsted base catalysis

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  • Yingcheng Wang

    (Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University)

  • Mingjie Mo

    (Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University)

  • Kongxi Zhu

    (Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University)

  • Chao Zheng

    (State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Hongbin Zhang

    (Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University)

  • Wei Wang

    (University of New Mexico)

  • Zhihui Shao

    (Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University)

Abstract

Propargylamines are important intermediates for the synthesis of polyfunctional amino derivatives and natural products and biologically active compounds. The classic method of synthesizing chiral propargylamines involves the asymmetric alkynylation of imines. Here, we report a significant advance in the catalytic asymmetric Mannich-type synthesis of propargylamines through catalytic asymmetric addition of carbon nucleophiles to C-alkynyl imines, culminating in a highly syn-selective catalytic asymmetric Mannich reaction of C-alkynyl imines that provide syn-configured propargylamines with two adjacent stereogenic centres and a transition metal-free organocatalytic asymmetric approach to β-alkynyl-β-amino acids with high efficiency and practicality, via a chiral Brønsted base-catalysed asymmetric Mannich-type reaction of in situ generated challenging N-Boc C-alkynyl imines from previously unreported C-alkynyl N-Boc-N,O-acetals, with α-substituted β-keto esters and less-acidic malonate (thio)esters as nucleophiles, respectively. A catalytic activation strategy is also disclosed, which may have broad implications for use in catalysis and synthesis.

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  • Yingcheng Wang & Mingjie Mo & Kongxi Zhu & Chao Zheng & Hongbin Zhang & Wei Wang & Zhihui Shao, 2015. "Asymmetric synthesis of syn-propargylamines and unsaturated β-amino acids under Brønsted base catalysis," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 6(1), pages 1-9, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:6:y:2015:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms9544
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9544
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    1. Wei Wang & Yuanyuan Peng & Yang Liu & Yanchun Lin & Fei Zhao & Qinlin Chen & Liangming Xuan & Qiongjiao Yan & Fen-Er Chen & Hui Zhou, 2025. "Nucleophilic addition of bulk chemicals with imines using N-functionalized hydroxylamine reagents as precursors," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 16(1), pages 1-12, December.

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