Synthesis of Axially Chiral CF3 -Substituted 2-Arylpyrroles by Sequential Phosphine-Catalyzed Asymmetric [3+2] Annulation and Oxidative Central-to-Axial Chirality Transfer.

A sequential phosphine-catalyzed asymmetric [3+2] annulation of aldimines with allenoates and oxidative central-to-axial chirality transfer strategy has been developed. This approach is operationally simple, allowing for rapid access to a range of axially chiral CF3 -containing 2-arylpyrroles with high enantiomeric excess. Furthermore, an atroposelective synthesis of esaxerenone is presented, illustrating the practical potential of the reported method.