One-Pot Zinc-Promoted Asymmetric Alkynylation/Brook-Type Rearrangement/Ene–Allene Cyclization: Highly Selective Formation of Three New Bonds and Two Stereocenters in Acyclic Systems

by Polina Smirnov, Jomon Mathew, Anne Nijs, Einat Katan, Miriam Karni, Carsten Bolm, Yitzhak Apeloig, Ilan Marek*

It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3: In a one-pot sequence, two stereocenters and three new bonds were created with high selectivity through an asymmetric alkynylation of acyl silanes, a tandem Brook-type rearrangement and Zn–ene–allene cyclization, the addition of an electrophile, and finally oxidation (see scheme). The straightforward nature of the synthetic procedure contrasts strongly with the complexity of the densely functionalized products obtained.

Angewandte Chemie Internation Edition

Article first published online: 23 OCT 2013

DOI: 10.1002/anie.201306749