Abstract
A facile enantioselective 1,4-addition of TMSCN to aromatic enones has been developed using chiral sodium phosphate. Thus, in the presence of 20 mol% of sodium salt generated in situ from (R)-3,3′-di(1-adamantyl)-1,1′- binaphthyl-2,2′-diylphosphoric acid and NaOH, β-cyano ketones were obtained in high yield (86-96%) and up to 72% ee within three hours at 80 °C in toluene.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2725-2728 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Synlett |
| Issue number | 18 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- 1,4-addition
- asymmetric catalysis
- enones
- nitriles
- phosphates