This work focused on α-chiral, benzylic carbocations and their reactions with aryl nucleophiles. In this context, β-hydroxytyrosinesters were converted into anti- or syn configurated β,β-diarylalanins by using strong Brønsted-acids. The reactions proceeded with high facial diastereoselectivity and were shown to be fully stereoconvergent. The Lewis-acid catalysed Friedel-Crafts reactions of aromatic glycidic esters with aryl nucleophiles also proceeded with high facial diastereoselectivity. In addition, it was possible to achieve an enantiomeric excess of up to 77% ee in Friedel-Crafts reactions of indoles with ortho-hydroxy substituted benzylic alcohols when using chiral phosphoric acids as catalysts.
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This work focused on α-chiral, benzylic carbocations and their reactions with aryl nucleophiles. In this context, β-hydroxytyrosinesters were converted into anti- or syn configurated β,β-diarylalanins by using strong Brønsted-acids. The reactions proceeded with high facial diastereoselectivity and were shown to be fully stereoconvergent. The Lewis-acid catalysed Friedel-Crafts reactions of aromatic glycidic esters with aryl nucleophiles also proceeded with high facial diastereoselectivity. In ad...
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