Iron(Ⅱ)-Catalyzed Intramolecular Aminohydroxylation of Olefins with Functionalized Hydroxylamines

摘要

A diastereoselective aminohydroxylation of olefins with a functionalized hydroxylamine is catalyzed by new iron(Ⅱ) complexes. This efficient intramolecular process readily affords synthetically useful amino alcohols with excellent selectivity (dr up to > 20:1). Asymmetric catalysis with chiral iron(Ⅱ) complexes and preliminary mechanistic studies reveal an iron nitrenoid is a possible intermediate that can undergo either aminohydroxylation or aziridination, and the selectivity can be controlled by careful selection of counteranion/ligand combinations.