ChemInform Abstract: Enantio‐ and Diastereoselective Michael Addition Reactions of α‐Cyanoketones to Nitroalkenes Catalyzed by Binaphthyl‐Derived Organocatalyst.

Abstract

Enantio-and Diastereoselective Michael Addition Reactions of α-Cyanoketones to Nitroalkenes Catalyzed by Binaphthyl-Derived Organocatalyst. -The use of catalyst (I) provides the corresponding γ-nitro α-cyanoketones with excellent diastereo-and enantioselectivity. -(LEE, H. J.; WOO, S. B.; KIM*, D. Y.; Tetrahedron Lett. 53 (2012) 26, 3374-3377, http://dx.