Direct asymmetric vinylogous Michael addition of cyclic enones to nitroalkenes via dienamine catalysis

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 107, Issue 48, 2010, Pages 20642-20647

  Bencivenni, Giorgio ^a   Galzerano, Patrizia ^a   Mazzantia, Andrea ^a   Bartolia, Giuseppe ^a   Melchiorre, Paolo ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH OF CATALONIA ICIQ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Asymmetric synthesis; Michael reaction; Organocatalysis

Indexed keywords

2 CYCLOHEXENONE; ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; ALKENE DERIVATIVE; CYCLOHEXENE CARBALDEHYDE; CYCLOHEXENE DERIVATIVE; DIENAMINE; ENAMINE; KETONE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINATION; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; MICHAEL ADDITION; NUCLEOPHILICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

CINCHONA;

EID: 78650570854     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1001150107     Document Type: Article

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