{"title":"Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Chiral Oxaspirolactones and Tetrahydropyrans via Ammonium-Catalyzed Reactions of Vinyl Ketones and Nitroalcohols.","authors":"Xi-Ming Ma,Yong-Chao Ming,Xue-Jiao Lv,Yan-Kai Liu","doi":"10.1021/acs.orglett.5c03634","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Chiral oxaspirolactones and tetrahydropyrans are important motifs found in various bioactive molecules and pharmaceuticals. Herein, we report a highly enantioselective Michael addition-initiated reaction sequence between vinyl ketones and nitroalcohols, catalyzed by a novel chiral ammonium phase-transfer catalyst to afford the key cyclic hemiketals. These hemiketals serve as versatile intermediates for constructing oxaspirolactones and 2,5-disubstituted tetrahydropyrans with high enantioselectivity and excellent diastereoselectivity. This method features a broad substrate scope and provides access to various structurally diverse products.","PeriodicalId":54,"journal":{"name":"Organic Letters","volume":"39 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Organic Letters","FirstCategoryId":"92","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.5c03634","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, ORGANIC","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Chiral oxaspirolactones and tetrahydropyrans are important motifs found in various bioactive molecules and pharmaceuticals. Herein, we report a highly enantioselective Michael addition-initiated reaction sequence between vinyl ketones and nitroalcohols, catalyzed by a novel chiral ammonium phase-transfer catalyst to afford the key cyclic hemiketals. These hemiketals serve as versatile intermediates for constructing oxaspirolactones and 2,5-disubstituted tetrahydropyrans with high enantioselectivity and excellent diastereoselectivity. This method features a broad substrate scope and provides access to various structurally diverse products.
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