Bifunctional N‐Heterocylic Carbene‐Catalyzed Highly Enantioselective Trans‐Cyclopentannulation of Enals and Enones via Homoenolate
Résumé
An efficient and flexible synthesis of a new class of chiral bifunctional NHC catalyst has been reported. These new imidazolylidene NHCs, bearing a (thio)urea function as a hydrogen bond donor promoted efficiently highly diastereoselective trans-cyclopentannulation of enals and enones in moderate to good yields (up to 69 % yield) along with excellent enantioselectivity (up to 96 % ee). This methodology could be applied to a large variety of substrates (30 examples).
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