Asymmetric Paired Electrolysis: Enantioselective Alkylation of Sulfonylimines via C(sp3)−H Functionalization
Yongsheng Tao
The Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorWan Ma
The Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorRui Sun
The Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorCheng Huang
The Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072 P. R. China
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Prof. Qingquan Lu
The Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072 P. R. China
Wuhan University Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, 518000 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorYongsheng Tao
The Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorWan Ma
The Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorRui Sun
The Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorCheng Huang
The Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Prof. Qingquan Lu
The Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072 P. R. China
Wuhan University Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, 518000 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
Enantioselective transformation of ubiquitous C(sp3)−H bonds into three-dimensional chiral scaffolds is of longstanding interest to synthetic chemists. Herein, an asymmetric paired electrolysis enables a highly efficient and sustainable approach to the enantioselective alkylation of sulfonylimines via C(sp3)−H functionalization. In this protocol, anodic oxidation for benzylic radical formation and Lewis acid-catalyzed sulfonylimine reduction on the cathode were seamlessly cross-coupled (up to 88 % yield). Enantioenriched chiral amines containing a tetrasubstituted carbon stereocenter are accessed with high enantioselectivity (up to 96 % ee). Mechanistic studies suggest that the amine generated in situ could serve as a base to deprotonate phenols and decrease the oxidation potential of the reaction, allowing phenols with lower potentials to be preferentially oxidized.
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