Abstract
(Chemical Equation Presented) The bis-ProPhenol ligand was designed to facilitate formation of hetereodinuclear complexes based upon the large difference in pKa of the one phenolic OH group to the tertiary OH groups. In exploring the first example of hydroxyacetophenones as donors in asymmetric Michael reactions with nitroalkene acceptors, the best stereocontrol was observed with a zinc/magnesium dinuclear complex where enantiomeric excesses ranged up to 92% for the major anti diastereomer.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 6003-6005 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Organic Letters |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 26 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 21 2006 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry