Organocatalytic activation of alkylacetic esters as enolate precursors to react with α,​β-unsaturated imines

Asymmetric functionalization of alkylacetic esters and their derivatives is traditionally achieved via preformed enolates with chiral auxiliaries. Catalytic versions of such transformations are attractive but challenging. A direct catalytic activation of simple alkylacetic esters via N-heterocyclic...

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Main Authors: Hao, Lin, Chen, Shaojin, Xu, Jianfeng, Tiwari, Bhoopendra, Fu, Zhenqian, Li, Tong, Lim, Jieyan, Chi, Robin Yonggui
Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/104154
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/19452
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author Hao, Lin
Chen, Shaojin
Xu, Jianfeng
Tiwari, Bhoopendra
Fu, Zhenqian
Li, Tong
Lim, Jieyan
Chi, Robin Yonggui
author2 School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
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Hao, Lin
Chen, Shaojin
Xu, Jianfeng
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description Asymmetric functionalization of alkylacetic esters and their derivatives is traditionally achieved via preformed enolates with chiral auxiliaries. Catalytic versions of such transformations are attractive but challenging. A direct catalytic activation of simple alkylacetic esters via N-heterocyclic carbene organocatalysts to generate chiral enolate intermediates for highly enantioselective reactions is reported.
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spelling ntu-10356/1041542020-03-07T12:34:57Z Organocatalytic activation of alkylacetic esters as enolate precursors to react with α,​β-unsaturated imines Hao, Lin Chen, Shaojin Xu, Jianfeng Tiwari, Bhoopendra Fu, Zhenqian Li, Tong Lim, Jieyan Chi, Robin Yonggui School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences DRNTU::Science::Chemistry::Organic chemistry Asymmetric functionalization of alkylacetic esters and their derivatives is traditionally achieved via preformed enolates with chiral auxiliaries. Catalytic versions of such transformations are attractive but challenging. A direct catalytic activation of simple alkylacetic esters via N-heterocyclic carbene organocatalysts to generate chiral enolate intermediates for highly enantioselective reactions is reported. 2014-05-26T02:59:51Z 2019-12-06T21:27:35Z 2014-05-26T02:59:51Z 2019-12-06T21:27:35Z 2013 2013 Journal Article Hao, L., Chen, S., Xu, J., Tiwari, B., Fu, Z., Li, T., et al. (2013). Organocatalytic Activation of Alkylacetic Esters as Enolate Precursors to React with α,β-Unsaturated Imines. Organic Letters, 15(19), 4956–4959. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/104154 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/19452 10.1021/ol4021805 179767 en Organic letters © 2013 American Chemical Society
spellingShingle DRNTU::Science::Chemistry::Organic chemistry
Hao, Lin
Chen, Shaojin
Xu, Jianfeng
Tiwari, Bhoopendra
Fu, Zhenqian
Li, Tong
Lim, Jieyan
Chi, Robin Yonggui
Organocatalytic activation of alkylacetic esters as enolate precursors to react with α,​β-unsaturated imines
title Organocatalytic activation of alkylacetic esters as enolate precursors to react with α,​β-unsaturated imines
title_full Organocatalytic activation of alkylacetic esters as enolate precursors to react with α,​β-unsaturated imines
title_fullStr Organocatalytic activation of alkylacetic esters as enolate precursors to react with α,​β-unsaturated imines
title_full_unstemmed Organocatalytic activation of alkylacetic esters as enolate precursors to react with α,​β-unsaturated imines
title_short Organocatalytic activation of alkylacetic esters as enolate precursors to react with α,​β-unsaturated imines
title_sort organocatalytic activation of alkylacetic esters as enolate precursors to react with α ​β unsaturated imines
topic DRNTU::Science::Chemistry::Organic chemistry
url https://hdl.handle.net/10356/104154
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/19452
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