In Situ Enamine Activation in Aqueous Salt Solutions: Highly Efficient Asymmetric Organocatalytic Diels–Alder Reaction of Cyclohexenones with Nitroolefins
Angewandte Chemie International EditionPublished 24 April 2009
Dan‐Qian Xu, Ai‐Bao Xia, Shu‐Ping Luo, Jie Tang, Shuai Zhang, Jun‐Rong Jiang
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Abstract
Deep-sea Diels-Alder: The asymmetric organocatalytic Diels-Alder reaction of cyclohexenones with aromatic nitroolefins can be carried out in seawater and brine. The reaction proceeds by an in situ enamine activation involving a one-step concerted addition pathway (see scheme).
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