Component match in rhodium catalyzed three-component reactions of ethyl diazoacetate, H2O and aryl imines: a highly diastereoselective one-step synthesis of beta-aryl isoserine derivatives.
Zhenqiu Guo, Taoda Shi, Jun Jiang, Liping Yang, Wenhao Hu
Water and ethyl diazoacetate were found to be matched components for generating highly reactive nucleophilic oxonium ylide in the presence of a dirhodium acetate catalyst. Simultaneous trapping of the oxonium ylide intermediate with aryl imines gave beta-aryl isoserine derivatives with high diastereoselectivity.