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Direct asymmetric aldol reactions catalyzed by l-proline-2,4,6-trinitroanilide
β Scribed by Kosuke Sato; Masami Kuriyama; Rumiko Shimazawa; Tsumoru Morimoto; Kiyomi Kakiuchi; Ryuichi Shirai
- Book ID
- 104095096
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 260 KB
- Volume
- 49
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0040-4039
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β¦ Synopsis
Direct aldol reactions of several aromatic aldehydes with ketones using L-proline-2,4,6-trinitroanilide catalyst 2d were conducted. Under optimized conditions, high enantioselectivity (99% ee), regioselectivity (up to 95:5), and diastereoselectivity (up to 98:2) were achieved.
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