Organocatalyzed Enantioselective Protonation of Silyl Enol Ethers: Scope, Limitations, and Application to the Preparation of Enantioenriched Homoisoflavones
In the present work, enantioselective protonation of silylenolethers is reported by means of a variety of chiral nitrogen bases as catalysts, mainly derived from cinchonaalkaloids, in the presence of various protic nucleophiles as proton source. A detailed study of the most relevant reaction parameters is disclosed allowing high enantioselectivities of up to 92% ee with excellent yields to be achieved