Enantioselective Desymmetrization of 1,3‐Disubstituted Adamantane Derivatives via Rhodium‐Catalyzed C−H Bond Amination: Access to Optically Active Amino Acids Containing Adamantane Core

In order to synthesize optically active amino acids containing the adamantane core, an enantioselective desymmetrization of adamantanes via rhodium‐catalyzed C−H bond amination was examined. After investigating various conditions, it was found that the coupling reaction between disubstituted adamantane and aryloxysulfonamide was catalyzed by Rh 2 ( S ‐TCPTTL) 4 to furnish the desired products having up to 85% ee (e.r.=92.4: 7.6) (>99% ee...