Chemistry Letters, Vol.38, No.6, 564-565, 2009
Gallium(III) Chloride-catalyzed Sakurai Reaction of alpha-Amido Sulfones with Allyltrimethylsilane: 14 Access to Synthesis of 2,6-Disubstituted Piperidine Alkaloid Derivatives
The Sakurai reaction of N-alkoxycarbonylamino sulfones (alpha-amido sulfones) with allyltrimethylsilane in the presence of gallium(III) chloride (5 mol %) proceeded smoothly to afford the corresponding protected homoallylamines in high yields (82-96%). As an application of this methodology, two-step synthesis of biologically active natural products, 2,6-disubstituted piperidine alkaloid derivatives was carried out.