l-Prolinal Dithioacetal: A Highly Effective Organocatalyst for the Direct Nitro-Michael Addition to Selected Cyclic and Aromatic Ketones

Autor: Piotr Pomarański, Zbigniew Czarnocki
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Synthesis. 51:3356-3368
ISSN: 1437-210X
0039-7881
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1611531
Popis: The synthesis of novel l-prolinal dithioacetal and its application as an organocatalyst for the direct Michael addition of cyclic ketones and acetophenone derivatives to trans-β-nitrostyrene and related compounds is described. The prolinal dithioacetal acts as effective catalyst in the case of cyclic ketones of different ring size, in particular five- and six-membered examples, as well as larger and smaller ring systems. High enantioselectivity and diastereoselectivity is observed for different substrates and trans-β-nitrostyrenes. Also, the first asymmetric syntheses of selected 2-methyl-4-nitro-1,3-diphenylbutan-1-one derivatives by application of the obtained organocatalyst is presented.
Databáze: OpenAIRE