Organocatalytic Asymmetric Reaction Cascade to Substituted Cyclohexylamines
Jian Zhou and Benjamin List*
*Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, D-45470 Mülheim an
der Ruhr, Germany, Email: list
mpi-muelheim.mpg.de
J. Zhou, B. List, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2007, 129, 7498-7499.
DOI: 10.1021/ja072134j
Abstract
An achiral amine in combination with a catalytic amount of a chiral Brønsted acid can accomplish an aldol addition-dehydration-conjugate reduction-reductive amination with 2,6-diketones to provide cyclohexylamines as potential intermediates of pharmaceutically active compounds in good yields and excellent enantioselectivities.
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proposed reaction pathway
Key Words
aldol condensation, reductive amination, organocatalysis, Hantzsch Ester
ID: J48-Y2007-1970
