Enantioselective Activation of Stable Carboxylate Esters as Enolate Equivalents <i>via</i> N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalysts
作者:Lin Hao、Yu Du、Hui Lv、Xingkuan Chen、Huishen Jiang、Yaling Shao、Yonggui Robin Chi
DOI:10.1021/ol300676w
日期:2012.4.20
The first N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC) mediated activation of stable carboxylate esters to generate enolate intermediates is disclosed. The catalytically generated arylacetic ester enolates undergo enantioselective reactions with α,β-unsaturated imines.