An effective bifunctional thiourea catalyst for highly enantio- and diastereoselective Michael addition of cyclohexanone to nitroolefins

Synthesis

Volumn , Issue 22, 2006, Pages 3795-3800

  Cao, Yi Ju ^a   Lu, Hai Hua ^a   Lai, Yuan Yuan ^a   Lu, Liang Qiu ^a   Xiao, Wen Jing ^a  

^a CENTRAL CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Asymmetric catalysis; Bifunctional thiourea catalyst; Michael addition; Nitroolefins; Organocatalysis

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; OLEFINS; REACTION KINETICS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; BIFUNCTIONAL THIOUREA CATALYST; MICHAEL ADDITION; NITROOLEFINS; ORGANOCATALYSIS;

CATALYSTS;

2 (2 NITRO 1 THIOPHEN 2 YLETHYL)CYCLOHEXANE; 2 [1 (2 CHLOROPHENYL) 2 NITROETHYL]CYCLOHEXANONE; 2 [1 (2,4 DICHLOROPHENYL) 2 NITROETHYL]CYCLOHEXANONE; 2 [1 (3 BROMOPHENYL) 2 NITROETHYL]CYCLOHEXANONE; 2 [1 (4 BROMOPHENYL) 2 NITROETHYL]CYCLOHEXANONE; 2 [1 (4 CHLOROPHENYL) 2 NITROETHYL]CYCLOHEXANONE; 2 [1 (4 FLUOROPHENYL) 2 NITROETHYL]CYCLOHEXANONE; 2 [1 (4 HYDROXYPHENYL) 2 NITROETHYL]CYCLOHEXANONE; 2 [1 (4 METHYLPHENYL) 2 NITROETHYL]CYCLOHEXANONE; 2 [1 PHENYL 2 NITROETHYL]TETRAHYDRO 4H PYRAN 4 ONE; 2 [2' NITRO 1' PHENYLETHYL]CYCLOHEXANONE; 2[1 NAPHTHALEN 1 YL 2 NITROETHYL]CYCLOHEXANE; ALKENE DERIVATIVE; CYCLOHEXANONE; NITROOLEFIN DERIVATIVE; THIOUREA DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; MICHAEL ADDITION; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 33845298576     PISSN: 00397881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-950339     Document Type: Article

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