ChemInform Abstract: Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of trans-Configured β-Lactones: Cooperation of Lewis Acid and Ion Pair Catalysis.

✍ Scribed by Thomas Kull; Jose Cabrera; Rene Peters

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2010
• Weight: 59 KB
• Volume: 41
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0931-7597
• DOI: 10.1002/chin.201051091

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

The present, efficient protocol for catalytic asymmetric cyclocondensation of acyl halides with aldehydes is based on combination of Lewis acid and organic aprotic ion pair catalysis in an single catalyst system.