A new entry to cascade organocatalysis: Reactions of stable sulfur ylides and nitroolefins sequentially catalyzed by thiourea and DMAP

Liang Qiu Lu, Yi Ju Cao, Xiao Peng Liu, Jing An, Chang Jiang Yao, Zhi Hui Ming, Wen Jing Xiao*

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Abstract

A novel cascade organocatalysis that allows efficient and rapid access to diverse and structurally complex oxazolidin-2-ones from simple starting materials and catalysts has been developed. A possible mechanism of this reaction has been proposed based on D- and 13C-labeling experiments.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6946-6948
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume130
Issue number22
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Jun 2008
Externally publishedYes

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