Abstract
(Chemical Equation Presented) An acetaldehyde breakthrough: The catalytic asymmetric Michael addition reaction of acetaldehyde and various nitroalkenes in the presence of a chiral diphenylprolinol silyl ether organocatalyst is described (see scheme; TMS = trimethylsilyl). The desired 1,4-addition products, α-unsubstituted γ-nitro aldehydes, were obtained in good yields with excellent enantioselectivities.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4722-4724 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 47 |
Issue number | 25 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2008 Jun 9 |
Keywords
- Acetaldehyde
- Asymmetric catalysis
- Michael addition
- Synthetic methods