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Aminohydroxyphosphine Ligand for the Copper-Catalyzed Enantioselective Conjugate Addition of Organozinc Reagents

Alakananda Hajra, Naohiko Yoshikai and Eiichi Nakamura*

*Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan, Email: nakamurachem.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp

A. Hajra, N. Yoshikai, E. Nakamura, Org. Lett., 2006, 8, 4153-4155.

DOI: 10.1021/ol0618306 (free Supporting Information)


Abstract

A new tridentate alanine-derived aminohydroxyphosphine ligand induces consistently high enantioselectivity in copper-catalyzed asymmetric conjugate additions of organozinc reagents to various acyclic enones. A highly ordered transition state is proposed.

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Key Words

1,4-Additions


ID: J54-Y2006-2660