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Broadly Effective Enantioselective Diels-Alder Reactions of 1-Amino-substituted-1,3-butadienes

Young Huang, Tetsuo Iwama and Viresh H. Rawal*

*Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, 5735 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637, Email: vrawaluchicago.edu

Y. Huang, T. Iwama, V. H. Rawal, Org. Lett., 2002, 4, 1163-1166.

DOI: 10.1021/ol0255716 (free Supporting Information)


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Abstract

Methacrolein underwent enantioselective Diels-Alder reactions with a broad range of 1-amino-1,3-butadiene derivatives in the presence of a Cr(III)-salen catalyst. High yields and excellent enantioselectivity were achieved at room temperature.

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Diels-Alder Reaction


ID: J54-Y2002-610