Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.141, No.27, 10616-10620, 2019
Asymmetric Allylic C-H Alkylation of Allyl Ethers with 2-Acylimidazoles
An asymmetric allylic C- alkylation of allyl ethers has been established by chiral phosphoramidite-palladium catalysis, affording a wide variety of functionalized chiral 2-acylimidazoles in moderate to high yields and with high levels of enantioselectivity. Moreover, this protocol could be applied to a concise asymmetric synthesis of a tachykinin receptor antagonist.