Asymmetric organocatalytic 1,6-conjugate addition of aldehydes to dienic sulfones

John J. Murphy, Adrien Quintard, Patrick McArdle, Alexandre Alexakis, John C. Stephens

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Abstract

An unprecedented 1,6-enamine conjugate addition exploiting the charge delocalization in 1,3-bis(sulfonyl) butadienes has been developed. By appropriately designing a Michael acceptor, unique reactivities were obtained for the formation of highly valuable dienes containing two versatile vinyl sulfones (see scheme, TMS=trimethylsilyl).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5095-5098
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume50
Issue number22
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 23 May 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • asymmetric synthesis
  • conjugate addition
  • dienes
  • organocatalysis
  • sulfones

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