Mei K, Jin M, Zhang S, Li P, Liu W, Chen X, Xue F, Duan W, Wang W. Simple cyclohexanediamine-derived primary amine thiourea catalyzed highly enantioselective conjugate addition of nitroalkanes to enones.
Org Lett 2009;
11:2864-7. [PMID:
19485350 DOI:
10.1021/ol9010322]
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Abstract
A highly enantioselective conjugate addition of nitroalkanes to enones has been developed. The process is efficiently catalyzed by a simple chiral cyclohexanediamine-derived primary amine thiourea with a broad substrate scope.
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