Catalytic Enantioselective β-Alkylation of α,β-Unsaturated Aldehydes by Combination of Transition-Metal- and Aminocatalysis: Total Synthesis of Bisabolane Sesquiterpenes
aldehydes by combination of simple chiral amine and copper catalysts provides β‐branched aldehydes in a one‐pot protocol (see scheme). The methodology was applied to the short total syntheses of bisabolanesesquiterpenes (S)‐(+)‐curcumene, (E)‐(S)‐(+)‐3‐dehydrocurcumene and (S)‐(+)‐tumerone.