Abstract
The highly enantioselective direct Mannich protocol employing
fluoroacetone, p -anisidine, and aldehydes
catalyzed by 4-siloxyproline was developed, allowing efficient access
for pharmaceutically important fluorinated β-amino ketones.
On the basis of DFT calculations and mechanistic probes, the origin
of an unusual reversal of regioselectivity was unraveled.
Key words
organocatalysis - Mannich reaction - DFT calculation - fluoroacetone - β-amino ketones
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