A Copper Catalyst with a Cinchona-Alkaloid-Based Sulfonamide Ligand for Asymmetric Radical Oxytrifluoromethylation of Alkenyl Oximes

A copper-catalyzed asymmetric radical oxytrifluoromethylation of alkenyl oxime and Togni's reagent has been successfully developed, thereby providing straightforward access to CF3-containing isoxazolines bearing alpha-tertiary stereocenters with excellent yield and enantioselectivity. The key to success is the rational design of cinchona-alkaloid-based sulfonamides as neutral/anionic hybrid ligands to effectively control the stereochemistry in copper-catalyzed reactions involving free alkyl radical species The utility of this method is illustrated by efficient transformation of the products into useful chiral CF3-containing 1,3-aminoalcohols.