Title: Enantioselective Conjugate Addition of Dialkylzinc Reagents to Cyclic and Acyclic Enones Catalyzed by Chiral Copper Complexes of New Phosphorus Amidites
Abstract:Monodentate phosphorus amidites like 1 and Cu(OTf)2 provide access to the first chiral complexes that catalyze the enantioselective conjugate addition of organozinc reagents to cyclic as well as acycl...Monodentate phosphorus amidites like 1 and Cu(OTf)2 provide access to the first chiral complexes that catalyze the enantioselective conjugate addition of organozinc reagents to cyclic as well as acyclic enones. The ligand-accelerated process affords β-substituted ketones in excellent yields and with high ee values. Functional groups in the zinc reagent are tolerated.Read More