Caicai He , Swastik Karmakar , Dandan Wei , Wei Zhao , Xiaolong Zhang , Xihe Bi
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Abstract
An asymmetric dearomative cyclopropanation of benzofuran has been accomplished by a novel catalytic method that relies on using trifluoromethyl N-triftosylhydrazones as carbene sources in the presence of a chiral rhodium catalyst. This reaction produces chiral trifluoromethyl-tethered 2,3-disubstituted benzofuran cyclopropane, which carries versatile pharmacophores 2,3-dihydrobenzofuran and trifluoromethyl-substituted quaternary carbon centers. Notably, this process offers distinct advantages over other existing approaches due to being step-economic and eliminating green-gas N2 as a harmless coproduct. DFT calculations explain the reason behind the high enantioselectivity during this cyclopropanation reaction.
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