Asymmetric Conjugate Alkenylation of Enones Catalyzed by Chiral Diols

T. Robert Wu and J. Michael Chong*
Guelph-Waterloo Centre for Graduate Work in Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2007, 129 (16), pp 4908–4909
DOI: 10.1021/ja0713734
Publication Date (Web): April 3, 2007
Copyright © 2007 American Chemical Society
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, jmchong@uwaterloo.ca

Abstract

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Reaction of dimethyl alkenylboronates with α,β-unsaturated ketones in the presence of catalytic amounts of 3,3‘-disubstituted binaphthols provides conjugate alkenylation products in good yields and with generally high (99:1 er) stereoselectivities.

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  • Published In Issue April 25, 2007
  • Received February 26, 2007

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