Intermolecular Palladium(0)-Catalyzed Atropo-enantioselective C-H Arylation of Heteroarenes

Atropisomeric (hetero)biaryls are motifs with increasing significance in ligands, natural products, and biologically active molecules. The straightforward construction of the stereogenic axis by efficient C-H functionalization methods is extremely rare and challenging. An intermolecular and highly enantioselective C-H arylation of relevant heteroarenes providing an efficient access to atropisomeric (hetero)biaryls is reported. The use of a Pd(0) complex equipped with H-8-BINAPO as a chiral ligand enables the direct functionalization of a broad range of 1,2,3-triazoles and pyrazoles in excellent yields and selectivities of up to 97.5:2.5 er. The method also allows for an atroposelective double C-H arylation for the construction of two stereogenic axes with >99.5:0.5 er.