Organocatalytic Highly Enantioselective Tandem Michael-Knoevenagel Reaction for the Synthesis of Substituted Thiochromanes.

ABSTRACT: Enantioenriched tetrasubstituted thiochromanes have been synthesized using a tandem Michael addition-Knoevenagel reaction between 2-mercaptobenzaldehydes and benzylidenemalonates with a 9-epi-aminoquinine thiourea derivative as the catalyst. Steric and electron effects were found to affect profoundly the enantioselectivity and diastereoselectivity of the reaction.

SUBMITTER: Dodda R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2350192 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature