Enantioselective addition of oxindoles t
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Natalia Bravo; Ignasi Mon; Xavier Companyó; Andrea-Nekane Alba; Albert Moyano; R
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Article
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2009
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Elsevier Science
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French
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A highly enantioselective organocatalytic oxindole addition to a,b-unsaturated aldehydes is reported. The reaction is catalyzed by simple and commercially available chiral secondary amines, affording the corresponding adducts with good yields and with moderate diastereoselectivities.