Yu-Qing Bai, Shan-Shan Xun, Tong Niu, Yong-Gui Zhou* and Bo Wu*,
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Abstract
Palladium-catalyzed asymmetric intermolecular trans-acetoxypalladation/desymmetric cyclization/acyl transfer cascades of alkyne-tethered malononitriles with carboxylic acids have been demonstrated. Such a sequence enables the formation of multifunctionalized nitriles bearing α-all-carbon quaternary stereocenters with a high degree of enantiocontrol with a broad substrate scope. Moreover, synthetic elaborations present these multifunctionalized molecules as promising chiral building blocks. Mechanistic studies illustrate that the cascade process proceeds via a key imine intermediate, and the desymmetric cyclization is the enantio-determining step.
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