Table 1 Substituent effects on NHC-Ni catalyzed diastereodivergent reductive hydroalkenylation of enyne with propargyl Z a.

From: NHC-Ni catalyzed 1,3- and 1,4-diastereodivergent heterocycle synthesis from hetero-substituted enyne

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Entry

1

Z

R1

Ligand

Product

Syn:Anti 3:3′

Syn:Anti 4:4′

Yield (%)

1

1a

O

Ph

IPr

SIPr

3a

>95:5

92:8

n.a.

74

43

2

1b

 

Me

IPr

3b

>95:5

 

78

3

1c

NH

Ph

IPr

3c

96:4c

n.a.

81

4

1d

 

Me

IPr

3d

>95:5

 

62

5

1e

NMs

Ph

IPr

4′e

n.a.

6:94c

84

    

SIPr

  

18:82c

48

    

IMes

  

n.a.

0

    

PCy3b

  

19:81c

11

6

1f

NMs

Me

IPr

4′d

n.a.

12:88

58

7

1g

NTs

Ph

IPr

4′g

n.a.

40:60

30

8

1h

NBn

 

IPr

3i

88:12

n.a.

48

  1. a See Methods section for procedure. Homo-dimerization and oligomerization were obtained in some ineffective cases. Products were shown in relative configuration only.
  2. b 20 mol% Ni, Ni:PCy3 = 1:2.
  3. c By GCMS.