Catalytic enantioselective synthesis of α-nitroepoxides via aminolytic kinetic resolution†
Abstract
The first enantioselective synthesis of β-aryl-substituted α-nitroepoxides, exploiting an organocatalyzed aminolytic kinetic resolution (AKR), has been developed. Ring-opening reaction of racemic α-nitroepoxides with aniline in the presence of a readily available Cinchona alkaloid-derived thiourea affords unreacted epoxides in up to 95% ee.