Abstract
Syn-gled out: The syn diastereo- and enantioselective addition of azlactones to 3-vinylindoles was accomplished by using a chiral, binapthol-derived, Brønsted acid catalyst (see scheme). This method enables facile access to tryptophan derivatives with adjacent quaternary and tertiary stereogenic centers, which are potentially useful for the synthesis of peptidomimetics.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 12586-12590 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 52 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2011 Dec 23 |
Keywords
- asymmetric catalysis
- azlactones
- indoles
- organocatalysis
- tryptophan