CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · SynOpen 2022; 06(01): 67-74
DOI: 10.1055/a-1761-4495
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Amino Imidate Catalyzed Asymmetric Michael Reactions of Ketones and Nitroalkenes

Bohdan Sosunovych
,
Alexander J. Brown
,
We thank The Wild Fund, University of York for funding (B.S.).


Abstract

The efficiency of an amino imidate organocatalyst was evaluated in the Michael reaction of ketones with nitroalkenes. tert-Butyl­ l-proline imidate was found to be a syn-selective catalyst, generating products with moderate to good enantioselectivities of up to 84% ee. The best substrates were found to be cyclic ketones and β-nitrostyrenes. The catalytic efficiency and enantioselectivity were enhanced by the addition of 10 mol% of benzoic acid.

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Publikationsverlauf

Eingereicht: 27. Januar 2022

Angenommen nach Revision: 03. Februar 2022

Accepted Manuscript online:
04. Februar 2022

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
24. Februar 2022

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