Asymmetric Assisted Tandem Catalysis: Hydroamination followed by Asymmetric Friedel–Crafts Reaction from a Single Chiral N,N,N′,N′‐Tetradentate Pyridylmethylamine‐Based Ligand

2016 
With the rising interest in asymmetric catalysis promoted by earth-abundant elements, a chiral ligand will undoubtedly be the most valuable unit of the catalyst. The first proof of concept of the use of a multitask chiral ligand in an asymmetric assisted tandem catalysis protocol that successively combines metallo- and organocatalytic processes is reported herein. In this protocol, the chiral ligand of the newly designed rare-earth catalyst of the first reaction is converted into a novel chiral organocatalyst for the second transformation by the simple addition of HCl. The observation of some enantioinduction in the tandem sequence—alkyne hydroamination followed by enantioselective Friedel–Crafts alkylation—confirms the relay of the chiral N,N,N′,N′-tetradentate ligand and the importance of its pyridylmethylamine scaffold.
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