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Activation of olefins via asymmetric Brønsted acid catalysis

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Tsuji,  Nobuya
Research Department List, Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Max Planck Society;

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Kennemur,  Jennifer L.
Research Department List, Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Max Planck Society;

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Buyck,  Thomas
Research Department List, Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Max Planck Society;

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Lee,  Sunggi
Research Department List, Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Max Planck Society;

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Prévost,  Sébastien
Research Department List, Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Max Planck Society;

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Kaib,  Philip S. J.
Research Department List, Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Max Planck Society;

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Farès,  Christophe
Service Department Farès (NMR), Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Max Planck Society;

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List,  Benjamin
Research Department List, Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Max Planck Society;

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Tsuji, N., Kennemur, J. L., Buyck, T., Lee, S., Prévost, S., Kaib, P. S. J., et al. (2018). Activation of olefins via asymmetric Brønsted acid catalysis. Science, 359(6383), 1501-1505. doi:10.1126/science.aaq0445.


Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0001-2AD6-F
Abstract
The activation of olefins for asymmetric chemical synthesis traditionally relies on transition metal catalysts. In contrast, biological enzymes with Brønsted acidic sites of appropriate strength can protonate olefins and thereby generate carbocations that ultimately react to form natural products. Although chemists have recently designed chiral Brønsted acid catalysts to activate imines and carbonyl compounds, mimicking these enzymes to protonate simple olefins that then engage in asymmetric catalytic reactions has remained a substantial synthetic challenge. Here, we show that a class of confined and strong chiral Brønsted acids enables the catalytic asymmetric intramolecular hydroalkoxylation of unbiased olefins. The methodology gives rapid access to biologically active 1,1-disubstituted tetrahydrofurans, including (–)-Boivinianin A.