Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.138, No.6, 1832-1835, 2016
Enantioselective Decarboxylative Arylation of alpha-Amino Acids via the Merger of Photoredox and Nickel Catalysis
An asymmetric decarboxylative C-sp(3)-C-sp(2) cross-coupling has been achieved via the synergistic merger of photoredox and nickel catalysis. This mild, operationally simple protocol transforms a wide variety of naturally abundant alpha-amino acids and readily available aryl halides into valuable chiral benzylic amines in high enantiomeric excess, thereby producing motifs found in pharmacologically active agents.