Thesis advisor: James P. Morken / This dissertation describes the development of two enantioselective methods of carbon-carbon bond formation. Chapter one discusses the development of an enantioselective Pd(0)-catalyzed conjugate addition of allylboronic acid pinacol ester to α,β-unsaturated methylidene ketones. Utilizing the same rationale for regio- and enantiocontrol as in the related enantioselective conjugate allylation of arylidene ketones, this method addresses the gap in technology by expanding the scope of the reaction to include alkyl-substituted enones. Chapter two examines the coupling of allyl electrophiles and allyl metal reagents. With computational insight into the reaction mechanism, a catalyst system was designed to control regioselectivity and enantioselectivity. Isotope labeling studies were carried out to probe the mechanism of the transformation. The reaction also proves to be diastereoselective when a substituted allyl boron reagent is employed. / Thesis (PhD) — Boston College, 2011. / Submitted to: Boston College. Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. / Discipline: Chemistry.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BOSTON/oai:dlib.bc.edu:bc-ir_101321 |
| Date | January 2011 |
| Creators | Brozek, Laura |
| Publisher | Boston College |
| Source Sets | Boston College |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, thesis |
| Format | electronic, application/pdf |
| Rights | Copyright is held by the author, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise noted. |
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