Palladium-catalyzed asymmetric [4+3] cycloaddition of cycloamidines with trimethylenemethanes to access chiral bridged [3.2.2] bicycles
摘要
The asymmetric cycloaddition of palladium-trimethylenemethane (Pd-TMM) serves as a powerful method for constructing enantioenriched ring systems. Yet its application to cycloaddends for chiral bridged polycycles remains largely unexplored and challenging, owing to high energy barriers and difficulties in selectivity control. Herein, we report the first asymmetric [4+3] TMM cycloaddition with 4π-cycloaddends—cycloamidines, enabling efficient access to diverse chiral bridged azabicyclo[3.2.2]nonanones with multiple stereocenters in excellent enantio- and diastereoselectivity. This transformation is driven by the “push-pull” effect of the amidino moiety and aromatization-assisted C–C bond formation. Computational studies reveal that the initial nucleophilic addition governs both the reaction rate and stereoselectivity. Moreover, evaluations in cellular and in vivo models confirm the high biosafety and promising antitumor efficacy of these chiral azabicyclic compounds.