Synfacts 2010(6): 0689-0689  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1219869
Metal-Catalyzed Asymmetric Synthesis and Stereoselective Reactions
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Dynamic Kinetic Resolution via Aza-Cope Rearrangement

Contributor(s): Mark Lautens, David A. Candito
T. Ito, L. E. Overman*, J. Wang
University of California, Irvine, USA
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Publication Date:
20 May 2010 (online)

Significance

Building upon previous work (Z. D. Aron, L. E. Overman Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 913), the authors report a highly enantioselective dynamic kinetic resolution via cationic aza-Cope rearrangement. This report provides a conceptually novel method for the resolution of racemic substrates and provides access to interesting azabicyclic scaffolds with angular substituents ­adjacent to nitrogen.