Jinnouchi, Hikari published the artcileDivergent synthesis of (+)-tanikolide and its analogues employing stereoselective rhodium(II)-catalyzed reaction, Name: 1,3-Bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-3-ium chloride, the publication is Tetrahedron (2018), 74(10), 1059-1070, database is CAplus.
In this study, we described the divergent synthesis of (+)-tanikolide (I) and its analogs, such as (4S)- and (4R)-hydroxytanikolides, and nortanikolide, employing a stereoselective dirhodium(II)-catalyzed reaction to construct the quaternary chiral center of tanokolides. The key steps involve (a) a dirhodium(II)-catalyzed oxonium ylide formation-[2,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement, (b) an N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed ring-expansion lactonization of tetrahydrofurfural, or (c) an oxidative cleavage of tetrahydrofuran-5-methanol to γ-lactone using a 2-iodobenzamide catalyst. This route would provide high flexibility for analog synthesis because the long side chain can be introduced at a later stage in the synthesis.
Tetrahedron published new progress about 258278-25-0. 258278-25-0 belongs to imidazoles-derivatives, auxiliary class Achiral NHCs Ligands, name is 1,3-Bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-3-ium chloride, and the molecular formula is C27H39ClN2, Name: 1,3-Bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-3-ium chloride.
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