Table 1 Reaction condition optimization

From: Chiral aldehyde-nickel dual catalysis enables asymmetric α−propargylation of amino acids and stereodivergent synthesis of NP25302

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Entry

3

Ligand

LG

Yield (%)a

ee (%)b

1

3a

L1

OBz

46

95

2

3a

L1

OAc

49

94

3

3a

L1

OBoc

34

90

4

3a

L1

OCO2Me

18

74

5

3a

L1

OPO(OEt)2

14

76

6c

3a

L1

OAc

71

93

7c

3a

L2

OAc

6

22

8c

3a

L3

OAc

10

87

9c

3a

L4

OAc

80

91

10c

3b

L4

OAc

64

97

11c

3c

L4

OAc

11

94

12c

3d

L4

OAc

70

94

13c

3e

L4

OAc

78

90

14c

3f

L4

OAc

63

93

15c

3g

L4

OAc

14

94

16c

3h

L4

OAc

83

96

17c

3i

L4

OAc

87

96

18c

3j

L4

OAc

9

40

19c

3k

L4

OAc

0

20c

3l

L4

OAc

33

82

21c

3m

L4

OAc

0

22 cd

3i

L4

OAc

92

96

23 cd

ent-3ie

L4

OAc

25

62

24cdf

3a

L1

OAc

trace

  1. aIsolated yield.
  2. bDetermined by chiral HPLC.
  3. cWith 160 mol% TMG.
  4. dWith 0.5 mL PhCH3.
  5. eent-3i = the enantiomer of chiral aldehyde 3i.
  6. fNi(COD)2 was replaced by Pd(PPh3)4 or [Pd(C3H5)Cl]2.