Copper(i)–amine metallo-organocatalyzed synthesis of carbo- and heterocyclic systems

Abstract

The efficient and atom economical synthesis of 5-membered cyclic structures has been achieved through the combination of amino catalysis and metal catalysis. The discovery of a novel metallo-organocatalytic system merging the use of a catalytic copper(I) complex and a catalytic amount of cyclohexylamine allowed the room temperature preparation of a broad range of skeletons such as cyclopentanes, indanes, pyrrolidines and tetrahydrofuran, important structural cores of many biologically relevant molecules. Mechanistic studies were presented.