Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.139, No.19, 6526-6529, 2017
Cobalt-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydroboration/Cyclization of 1,6-Enynes with Pinacolborane
We report a cobalt-catalyzed asymmetric hydroboration/cyclization of 1,6-enynes with catalysts generated from Co(acac)(2) and chiral bisphosphine ligands and activated in situ by, reaction with pinacolborane (HBpin). A variety of oxygen-, nitrogen-, and carbon tethered 1,6-enynes underwent this asymmetric transformation, yielding both alkyl- and vinyl-substituted boronate esters containing chiral tetrahydrofuran, cyclopentane, and pyrrolidine moieties with high to excellent enantioselectivities (86%-99% ee).