Organocatalytic and direct asymmetric vinylogous Michael addition of alpha,alpha-dicyanoolefins to alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehydes
Xie, J.-W.; Yue, L.; Xue, D.; Ma, X.-L.; Chen, Y.-C.; Wu, Y.; Zhu, J.; Deng, J.-G.
Chemical Communications 14: 1563-1565
2006
ISSN/ISBN: 1359-7345
PMID: 16575461
DOI: 10.1039/b600647g
Accession: 049819214
The first highly regio-, chemo-, diastereo- and enantioselective direct vinylogous Michael addition of alpha,alpha-dicyanoolefins to alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehydes is described, employing readily available chiral alpha,alpha-diarylprolinol salts as iminium organocatalysts.