Merger of Visible Light‐Driven Chiral Organocatalysis and Continuous Flow Chemistry: An Accelerated and Scalable Access into Enantioselective α‐Alkylation of Aldehydes
The electron donor‐acceptor complex‐enabled asymmetric photochemical alkylation strategy holds potential to attain elusive chiral α‐alkylated aldehydes without an external photoredox catalyst. The photosensitizer‐free conditions are beneficial concerning process costs and sustainability. However, le...
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Published in | Advanced synthesis & catalysis Vol. 365; no. 10; pp. 1660 - 1670 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
WEINHEIM
Wiley
23.05.2023
Wiley Subscription Services, Inc John Wiley and Sons Inc |
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Summary: | The electron donor‐acceptor complex‐enabled asymmetric photochemical alkylation strategy holds potential to attain elusive chiral α‐alkylated aldehydes without an external photoredox catalyst. The photosensitizer‐free conditions are beneficial concerning process costs and sustainability. However, lengthy organocatalyst preparation steps as well as limited productivity and difficult scalability render the current approaches unsuitable for synthesis on enlarged scales. Inspired by these limitations, a protocol was developed for the enantioselective α‐alkylation of aldehydes based on the synergistic combination of visible light‐driven asymmetric organocatalysis and a controlled continuous flow reaction environment. With the aim to reduce process costs, a commercially available chiral catalyst has been exploited to achieve photosensitizer‐free enantioselective α‐alkylations using phenacyl bromide derivates as alkylating agents. As a result of elaborate optimization and process development, the present flow strategy furnishes an accelerated and inherently scalable entry into enantioenriched α‐alkylated aldehydes including a chiral key intermediate of the antirheumatic esonarimod. |
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Bibliography: | Austrian Science Fund (FWF) ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 1615-4150 1615-4169 |
DOI: | 10.1002/adsc.202300289 |