Enantioselective Conjugated Addition of Vinylaluminums to Cyclic Enones

Significance

The development of transition-­metal-catalyzed enantioselective reactions allowing the formation of quaternary stereogenic centers is a challenging task. Herein, the authors report a highly enantioselective conjugated addition of Si-substituted vinylaluminum reagents to five- and six-membered cyclic β-substituted enones of type 1. A chiral bidentate NHC-copper complex has been identified to facilitate the desired transformation of 1 into 2 with good to excellent yields and enantioselectivities.