Abstract
Highly enantio- and diastereoselective tandem Michael-aldol reactions, efficiently catalyzed by a cinchona alkaloid thiourea via synergistic noncovalent hydrogen-bonding activation of both the Michael donor and acceptor, have been developed. The process affords a powerful means for the construction of versatile chiral thiochromanes with the formation of three stereogenic centers in a one-pot synthesis from simple achiral compounds.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1036-1037 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
Volume | 129 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 7 2007 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- General Chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Colloid and Surface Chemistry