Asymmetric Michael Addition Reactions between 3-Substituted Benzofuran-2(3H)-ones and 1,1-Bis(phenylsulfonyl)ethylene Catalyzed by Bifunctional Catalysts Containing Tertiary Amine and Thiourea Groups
Highly enantioselective catalytic conjugate additions of 3-substituted benzofuran-2(3H)-ones to 1,1-bis(phenylsulfonyl)ethylene in the presence of catalysts based on Cinchona alkaloids and containing tertiaryamine and thiourea groups have been developed. Good to excellent stereoselectivities (up to 99 % ee) could be achieved. An interesting effect of substituent positions on stereoselectivities was