Acid addition salts of imidazolidinones are provided as catalysts for transforming a functional group within a first reactant by reaction with a second reactant. Exemplary first reactants are &agr;,&bgr;-unsaturated carbonyl compounds such as &agr;,&bgr;-unsaturated ketones and &agr;,&bgr;-unsaturated aldehydes. Chiral imidazolidinone salts can be used to catalyze enantioselective reactions, such that a chiral product is obtained from a chiral or achiral starting material in enantiomerically pure form.
本发明提供了
咪唑啉酮的酸加成盐作为催化剂,通过与第二个反应物反应来转化第一个反应物中的功能基团。示例第一个反应物是α,β-不饱和羰基化合物,例如α,β-不饱和酮和α,β-不饱和醛。手性
咪唑啉酮盐可用于催化对映选择性反应,从而从手性或无手性起始物质中获得对映纯形式的手性产物。