Novel Chiral Bifunctional L-Thiazoline-Thiourea Derivatives: Design and Application in Enantioselective Michael Reactions

Qi Lai, Yang Li, Zhiyong Gong, Qingwen Liu, Chiyu Wei, Zhiguang Song*

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Abstract

Several novel chiral bifunctional L-thiazoline-thiourea derivatives were easily synthesized from commercially available L-cysteine in high yield. These catalysts were subsequently applied to the enantioselective Michael addition of acetylacetone to β-nitrostyrenes. The products with S configuration were obtained in 98% enantiomeric excess (ee) when the L-thiazoline-thiourea derivatives were used. A plausible transition state model is proposed to explain the observed enantioselectivities. Chirality 27:979-988, 2015.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)979-988
Number of pages10
JournalChirality
Volume27
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • asymmetric Michael addition
  • chiral catalyst
  • thiazoline
  • thiourea

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