Enantioselective Organocatalytic Alkylation of Aldehydes and Enals Driven by the Direct Photoexcitation of Enamines
(2015)
Journal Article
Melchiorre, P., Silvi, M., Cassani, C., Arceo, E., & Jurberg, I. D. (2015). Enantioselective Organocatalytic Alkylation of Aldehydes and Enals Driven by the Direct Photoexcitation of Enamines. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 137(19), 6120-6123. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5b01662
Disclosed herein is a photo-organocatalytic enantioselective ?- and ?-alkylation of aldehydes and enals, respectively, with bromomalonates. The chemistry uses a commercially available aminocatalyst and occurs under illumination by a fluorescent light... Read More about Enantioselective Organocatalytic Alkylation of Aldehydes and Enals Driven by the Direct Photoexcitation of Enamines.