Highly stereoselective synthesis of trisubstituted cyclohexanols using a guanidine-catalyzed tandem Henry-Michael reaction

Qipu Dai, Huicai Huang, John Cong-Gui Zhao*

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Abstract

A highly diastereoselective (dr >99:1) and enantioselective (ee value up to 98%) synthesis of trisubstituted cyclohexanols was achieved by using a tandem Henry - Michael reaction between nitromethane and 7-oxo-hept-5-enals catalyzed by the Misaki-Sugimura guanidine.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4153-4157
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Organic Chemistry
Volume78
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 19 Apr 2013
Externally publishedYes

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