Cu-Catalyzed Asymmetric Conjugate Reductions of 2-Alkenylheteroarenes

L. Rupnicki; A. Saxena; H. W. Lam

doi:10.1055/s-0029-1217853

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Synfacts 2009(10): 1130-1130
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1217853

Metal-Catalyzed Asymmetric Synthesis and Stereoselective Reactions

Cu-Catalyzed Asymmetric Conjugate Reductions of 2-Alkenylheteroarenes

Contributor(s): Mark Lautens, Jacki Kitching
L. Rupnicki, A. Saxena, H. W. Lam*
University of Edinburgh, UK

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22 September 2009 (online)

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The copper-catalyzed asymmetric conjugate reductions of β,β′-disubstituted 2-alkenylheteroarenes are described. This indicates that nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocycles can serve as activating groups for asymmetric conjugate addition reactions.