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SUBMITTER: Yang X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5155590 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chemical science 20160119 4
We describe the asymmetric addition of unactivated α-branched cyclic ketones to allenamides catalyzed by a chiral phosphoric acid, generating an all-carbon quaternary stereocenter with broad substrate scope and high enantioselectivity. The products are easily transformed into their corresponding 1,5- and 1,4-ketoaldehyde derivatives, which are both important building blocks in organic synthesis. ...[more]