Singh NK, Satpathi B, Balanarayan P, Ramasastry SSV. A computational investigation of the solvent-dependent enantioselective intramolecular Morita–Baylis–Hillman reaction of enones.
Org Biomol Chem 2017;
15:10212-10220. [DOI:
10.1039/c7ob02025b]
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Abstract
A DFT study of the enantioselective organocatalytic intramolecular Morita–Baylis–Hillman (IMBH) reaction of enones under the influence of 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoroisopropanol is reported. This study establishes an excellent fit between the experiment and theory.
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