Enantioselective cyanosilylation of ketones by a catalytic double-activation method employing chiral lewis acid and achiral N-oxide catalysts

Fuxue Chen, Xiaoming Feng*, Bo Qin, Guolin Zhang, Yaozhong Jiang

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Abstract

(Matrix presented). Enantioselective addition of TMSCN to ketones is achieved by a catalytic double-activation method using 1a-Ti(IV) complex as the Lewis acid and achiral N-oxide 2 as the Lewis base to activate ketones and TMSCN, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)949-952
Number of pages4
JournalOrganic Letters
Volume5
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Mar 2003
Externally publishedYes

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