The invention relates to a nanoparticulate material comprising long ultrathin metal nanowires, and to processes for making it. The nanoparticulate material may be used as a catalyst and, in the presence of a chiral modifier, can catalyse enantioselective reactions.
We have developed a highlyenantioselective aza-Henry reaction of aryl α-ketoester-derived N-Ts ketimines with a wide range of substrate scope by a simpler bifunctional thiourea-tertiary amine catalyst derived from quinine. A variety of ketimines were investigated and corresponding products were obtained in excellent yields (up to 99% yield) with excellent enatioselectivities (up to 99% ee).
Organocatalyzed Formal [2 + 2] Cycloaddition of Ketimines with Allenoates: Facile Access to Azetidines with a Chiral Tetrasubstituted Carbon Stereogenic Center
An enantioselective organocatalyzed aza-MBH-type reaction of ketimines and allenoates has been developed. The present formal [2 + 2] cycloaddition produces highly functionalized azetidines with a chiral tetrasubstituted carbon stereogenic center in good to excellent yields and high enantioselectivities.
P-chirogenic organocatalysts: application to the aza-Morita–Baylis–Hillman (aza-MBH) reaction of ketimines
The P-chirogenic organocatalysts were found to promote the enantioselective aza-MoritaâBaylisâHillman reaction of ketimines derived from acyclic α-keto esters. In the P-chirogenic organocatalyzed aza-MBH reactions, α,α-disubstituted α-amino acid derivatives were obtained in high yields with high enantioselectivities (up to 97% ee).
Bifunctional Thiourea–Ammonium Salt Catalysts Derived from Cinchona Alkaloids: Cooperative Phase-Transfer Catalysts in the Enantioselective Aza-Henry Reaction of Ketimines
An efficient enantioselective aza-Henry reaction of aryl α-ketoester-derived ketimines has been realized by using bifunctional thiourea–ammonium salt phase-transfercatalysts, which were derived from quinine. A variety of aryl α-ketoester-derived N-Ts ketimines were investigated, and the corresponding products were obtained in high to excellent yields (up to 99%) with good to high enantioselectivities