Development of Configurationally Labile Biaryl Reagents for Atropisomer Synthesis

Abstract

Abstract Axially chiral biaryl scaffolds are important in pharmaceuticals, natural products, and asymmetric synthesis. Atroposelective ring‐opening of configurationally labile biaryl reagents via dynamic kinetic asymmetric transformation provides a valuable approach to access axially chiral biaryl atropisomers. This review summarizes seminal contributions and recent advancements on this topic based on the use of different types of configurationally labile biaryl reagents.