A kinetic resolution accompanied chirality transformation process for asymmetric synthesis of chiral phenol, oxaziridine, and α-hydroxyl cyclic ketone

Chirality transformation is a basic, attractive, and important strategy for obtaining enantioenriched products with desired chiral elements. The reported chirality conversion reaction often involves the process from one type of chirality to another one. To better utilize the chirality transformation strategy for obtaining two or more products with different chiral elements in a single reaction, a new method of kinetic resolution accompanied by a chirality transformation protocol is proposed and successfully realized in this study. This process is used for the asymmetric oxidation of phenol compounds along with the kinetic resolution of oxaziridines. A wide scope of products, including axially chiral phenols, oxaziridines, and α-hydroxyl cyclic ketones were smoothly obtained in high levels of yields and enantioselectivities in the developed method. These products can be readily used for the synthesis of various types of chiral ligands, which are potential choices for other catalytic asymmetric reactions.