Asymmetric Mannich Reaction of Fluorinated Ketoesters with a Tryptophan‐Derived Bifunctional Thiourea Catalyst

Abstract

Fluorinated quaternary stereocenters: A novel bifunctional catalyst 1 derived from natural tryptophan promoted the Mannich reaction of α-fluoro-β-ketoesters to afford fluorinated chiral molecules containing vicinal quaternary and tertiary stereogenic centers with exceptional enantioselectivity. An unprecedented α-fluoro-β-lactam was also prepared by this method (see scheme; Boc=tert-butoxycarbonyl). Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.