Chiral n-heterocyclic phosphorodiamidic acids (NHPAS) and derivatives as novel bronsted acid catalysts

A compound having a structure represented by a formula selected from:

• wherein each occurrence of is a single covalent bond;
• wherein each of R1a, R1b, R1a′, and R1b′, when present, is independently selected from hydrogen, C1-C4 alkyl, and Ar1;
• wherein each occurrence of Ar1, when present, is independently selected from C6-C14 aryl and 4-10 membered heteroaryl, and is substituted with 0, 1, 2, or 3 groups independently selected from halogen, —NO2, —CN, —OH, —SH, —NH2, C1-C4 alkyl, C2-C4 alkenyl, C2-C4 alkynyl, C1-C4 haloalkyl, C1-C4 cyanoalkyl, C1-C4 hydroxyalkyl, C1-C4 haloalkoxy, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 thioalkyl, C1-C4 alkylthiol, C1-C4 aminoalkyl, C1-C4 alkylamino, and (C1-C4)(C1-C4) dialkylamino;
• or wherein each of R1a and R1b are optionally covalently bonded together and, together with the intermediate atoms, comprise a 5- to 6-membered cycloalkyl substituted with 0, 1, 2, or 3 groups independently selected from halogen, —NO2, —CN, —OH, —SH, —NH2, C1-C4 alkyl, C2-C4 alkenyl, C2-C4 alkynyl, C1-C4 haloalkyl, C1-C4 cyanoalkyl, C1-C4 hydroxyalkyl, C1-C4 haloalkoxy, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 thioalkyl, C1-C4 alkylthiol, C1-C4 aminoalkyl, C1-C4 alkylamino, and (C1-C4)(C1-C4) dialkylamino;
• or wherein each of R1a′ and R1b′, when present, are optionally covalently bonded together and, together with the intermediate atoms, comprise a 5- to 6-membered cycloalkyl substituted with 0, 1, 2, or 3 groups independently selected from halogen, —NO2, —CN, —OH, —SH, —NH2, C1-C4 alkyl, C2-C4 alkenyl, C2-C4 alkynyl, C1-C4 haloalkyl, C1-C4 cyanoalkyl, C1-C4 hydroxyalkyl, C1-C4 haloalkoxy, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 thioalkyl, C1-C4 alkylthiol, C1-C4 aminoalkyl, C1-C4 alkylamino, and (C1-C4)(C1-C4) dialkylamino;
• and
• wherein each of R2, R3, R2′, and R3′, when present, are independently selected from —Si(R20a)(R20b)R20c, Ar2, and —C(R21a)(R21b)Ar2;
• wherein each occurrence of R20a, R20b;
• and R20c, when present, is independently selected from C1-C4 alkyl and phenyl;
• wherein each occurrence of R21a and R21b, when present, is independently selected from hydrogen and C1-C4 alkyl;
• wherein each occurrence of Ar2, when present, is independently selected from C6-C14 aryl and 4-10 membered heteroaryl, and is substituted with 0, 1, 2, or 3 groups independently selected from halogen, —NO2, —CN, —OH, —SH, —NH2, C1-C4 alkyl, C2-C4 alkenyl, C2-C4 alkynyl, C1-C4 haloalkyl, C1-C4 cyanoalkyl, C1-C4 hydroxyalkyl, C1-C4 haloalkoxy, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 thioalkyl, C1-C4 alkylthiol, C1-C4 aminoalkyl, C1-C4 alkylamino, (C1-C4)(C1-C4) dialkylamino, and phenyl;
• or wherein each occurrence of is a double covalent bond;
• wherein each of R1a and R2 are optionally covalently bonded together and, together with the intermediate atoms, comprise a 5- or 6-membered heterocycloalkyl substituted with 0, 1, 2, or 3 groups independently selected from halogen, —NO2, —CN, —OH, —SH, —NH2, C1-C4 alkyl, C2-C4 alkenyl, C2-C4 alkynyl, C1-C4 haloalkyl, C1-C4 cyanoalkyl, C1-C4 hydroxyalkyl, C1-C4 haloalkoxy, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 thioalkyl, C1-C4 alkylthiol, C1-C4 aminoalkyl, C1-C4 alkylamino, (C1-C4)(C1-C4) dialkylamino, Ar3, and —C(R22a)(R22b)Ar3;
• wherein each occurrence of R22a and R22b, when present, is independently selected from hydrogen and C1-C4 alkyl;
• wherein each occurrence of Ar3, when present, is independently selected from C6-C14 aryl and 4-10 membered heteroaryl, and is substituted with 0, 1, 2, or 3 groups independently selected from halogen, —NO2, —CN, —OH, —SH, —NH2, C1-C4 alkyl, C2-C4 alkenyl, C2-C4 alkynyl, C1-C4 haloalkyl, C1-C4 cyanoalkyl, C1-C4 hydroxyalkyl, C1-C4 haloalkoxy, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 thioalkyl, C1-C4 alkylthiol, C1-C4 aminoalkyl, C1-C4 alkylamino, and (C1-C4)(C1-C4) dialkylamino;
• wherein each of R1a′ and R2′, when present, are optionally covalently bonded together and, together with the intermediate atoms, comprise a 5- or 6-membered heterocycloalkyl substituted with 0, 1, 2, or 3 groups independently selected from halogen, —NO2, —CN, —OH, —SH, —NH2, C1-C4 alkyl, C2-C4 alkenyl, C2-C4 alkynyl, C1-C4 haloalkyl, C1-C4 cyanoalkyl, C1-C4 hydroxyalkyl, C1-C4 haloalkoxy, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 thioalkyl, C1-C4 alkylthiol, C1-C4 aminoalkyl, C1-C4 alkylamino, (C1-C4)(C1-C4) dialkylamino, Ar3, and —C(R22a)(R22b)Ar3;
• wherein each of R1b and R3 are optionally covalently bonded together and, together with the intermediate atoms, comprise a 5- or 6-membered heterocycloalkyl substituted with 0, 1, 2, or 3 groups independently selected from halogen, —NO2, —CN, —OH, —SH, —NH2, C1-C4 alkyl, C2-C4 alkenyl, C2-C4 alkynyl, C1-C4 haloalkyl, C1-C4 cyanoalkyl, C1-C4 hydroxyalkyl, C1-C4 haloalkoxy, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 thioalkyl, C1-C4 alkylthiol, C1-C4 aminoalkyl, C1-C4 alkylamino, (C1-C4)(C1-C4) dialkylamino, Ar4, and —C(R23a)(R23b)Ar4;
• wherein each occurrence of R23a and R23b, when present, is independently selected from hydrogen and C1-C4 alkyl;
• wherein occurrence of Ar4, when present, is independently selected from C6-C14 aryl and 4-10 membered heteroaryl, and is substituted with 0, 1, 2, or 3 groups independently selected from halogen, —NO2, —CN, —OH, —SH, —NH2, C1-C4 alkyl, C2-C4 alkenyl, C2-C4 alkynyl, C1-C4 haloalkyl, C1-C4 cyanoalkyl, C1-C4 hydroxyalkyl, C1-C4 haloalkoxy, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 thioalkyl, C1-C4 alkylthiol, C1-C4 aminoalkyl, C1-C4 alkylamino, and (C1-C4)(C1-C4) dialkylamino;
• and
• wherein each of R1b′ and R3′, when present, are optionally covalently bonded together and, together with the intermediate atoms, comprise a 5- or 6-membered heterocycloalkyl substituted with 0, 1, 2, or 3 groups independently selected from halogen, —NO2, —CN, —OH, —SH, —NH2, C1-C4 alkyl, C2-C4 alkenyl, C2-C4 alkynyl, C1-C4 haloalkyl, C1-C4 cyanoalkyl, C1-C4 hydroxyalkyl, C1-C4 haloalkoxy, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 thioalkyl, C1-C4 alkylthiol, C1-C4 aminoalkyl, C1-C4 alkylamino, (C1-C4)(C1-C4) dialkylamino, Ar4, and —C(R23a)(R23b)Ar4;
• wherein R4, when present, is selected from —OH and —NHR24;
• wherein R24, when present, is an amine protecting group,
• provided that when the compound has a structure represented by a formula:
• wherein each of R1a and R1b are hydrogen and R2 and R3 are Ar2, then each occurrence of Ar2 is substituted with 1, 2, or 3 groups independently selected from halogen, —NO2, —CN, —OH, —SH, —NH2, C1-C4 haloalkyl, C1-C4 cyanoalkyl, C1-C4 hydroxyalkyl, C1-C4 haloalkoxy, C1-C4 thioalkyl, C1-C4 alkylthiol, C1-C4 aminoalkyl, C1-C4 alkylamino, and (C1-C4)(C1-C4) dialkylamino,
• or wherein each of R1a and R1b are hydrogen, R2 and R3 are independently —C(R21a)(R21b)Ar2, and Ar2 is unsubstituted C10 aryl, then each occurrence of R21a is not hydrogen,
• or wherein each of R1a and R1b are optionally covalently bonded together and, together with the intermediate atoms, comprise an unsubstituted 6-membered cycloalkyl, R2 and R3 are independently —C(R21a)(R21b)Ar2, and Ar2 is unsubstituted C10 aryl, then each occurrence of R21a is not hydrogen,
• or a salt thereof.