Synthesis of Prolinal Dithioacetals as Catalysts for the Highly Stereoselective Michael Addition of Ketones and Aldehydes to beta-Nitrostyrenes.

ABSTRACT: Catalytic highly enantioselective (up to >99% ee) and diastereoselective (up to 99% de) direct Michael addition of ketones and aldehydes to beta-nitrostyrenes have been achieved with readily accessible and highly tunable prolinal dithioacetal catalysts.

SUBMITTER: Mandal T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2516343 | biostudies-literature | 2007

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature