摘要
The widespread applications of atropisomeric compounds have led to an increasing demand for their synthesis.Rather than synthesizing different functionalized atropisomers individually,an attractive alternative is to identify a key intermediate or precursor that can be readily elaborated and functionalized to realize divergent synthesis of this class of compounds.Building on our previous research on asymmetric ring-opening of cyclic diaryliodoniums,in this work we developed a copper-catalyzed enantioselective ring-opening reaction of ortho,ortho’-dibromo substituted cyclic diaryliodonium with lithium iodide.The resulting optically active product 2,2'-dibromo-6,6'-diiodo-1,1'-biphenyl,possessing two C—Br bonds and two C—I bonds,can be selectively advanced to form different functionalities.Remarkably,the utilities of the product were highlighted by successively demonstrating C—I and C—Br metalation,followed by carboxylation,boroylation,oxygenation,allylation,phosphinylation,etc.,all of which provide a new and convenient approach to synthesizing a range of functionalized axially chiral biphenyls.
基金
financial supports from National Natural Science Foundation of China(92056102)
the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province(2023J011395).
作者简介
Zhenhua Gu,E-mail:zhgu@ustc.educ.cn。