Copper-catalyzed asymmetric conjugate addition of alkylzirconium reagents to cyclic enones to form quaternary centers.

This protocol describes the catalytic asymmetric formation of all-carbon quaternary centers--a distinctive feature of many natural products and pharmaceuticals--via conjugate addition of alkylzirconium reagents to a tertiary enone. This methodology uses alkenes as starting materials and enables the...

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Auteurs principaux: Roth, P, Sidera, M, Maksymowicz, R, Fletcher, S
Format: Journal article
Langue:English
Publié: Nature Publishing Group 2014