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Enantioselective sulfa-Michael addition of thioacids to α,β-unsaturated ketones with bifunctional organocatalyst
, R. Unhale, V.K. Singh
Published in
2012
Volume: 53
   
Issue: 16
Pages: 2121 - 2124
Abstract
Organocatalytic conjugate addition of thioacids to α,β- unsaturated ketones has been studied in the presence of cinchona alkaloid derived urea catalyst. Both the enantiomers of products are accessible with the same level of enantioselectivity using pseudoenantiomeric quinine/quinidine derived catalysts. The catalytic process provides optically active thioesters with high chemical yields (up to 99%) and useful enantioselectivity (up to 83% ee). The reaction was performed with 1 mol % of catalyst in toluene at room temperature. A transition state model has been proposed to explain the stereochemical outcome of the reaction. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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JournalTetrahedron Letters
ISSN00404039