Chiral Counteranions in Asymmetric Transition-Metal Catalysis: Highly Enantioselective Pd/Brønsted Acid-Catalyzed Direct α-Allylation of Aldehydes
Santanu Mukherjee and Benjamin List*
*Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, D-45470 Mülheim an
der Ruhr, Germany, Email: list
mpi-muelheim.mpg.de
S. Mukherjee, B. List, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2007, 129, 11336-11337.
DOI: 10.1021/ja074678r
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Abstract
A highly enantioselective Pd/chiral acid-catalyzed α-allylation of α-branched aldehydes with an allyl amine as the allylating species creates all-carbon quaternary stereogenic centers in high yields and enantioselectivities.
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ID: J48-Y2007-3020
