Organocatalytic and Enantioselective Direct Vinylogous Michael Addition to Maleimides

✍ Scribed by Jun Lu; Wei-Juan Zhou; Feng Liu; Teck-Peng Loh

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 252 KB
• Volume: 350
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1615-4150
• DOI: 10.1002/adsc.200800259

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

An organocatalytic enantioselective direct vinylogous Michael addition of α,α‐dicyanoolefins to maleimide has been developed; the products could be obtained in good yields and high enantioselectivities.