Organocatalytic and enantioselective direct vinylogous Michael addition to maleimides

Jun Lu, Wei Juan Zhou, Feng Liu, Teck Peng Loh*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

An organocatalytic enantioselective direct vinylogous Michael addition of α,α-dicyanoolefins to maleimide has been developed; the products could be obtained in good yields and high enantioselectivities.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1796-1800
Number of pages5
JournalAdvanced Synthesis and Catalysis
Volume350
Issue number11-12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 4 2008
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Catalysis
  • Organic Chemistry

Keywords

  • Cinchona alkaloids
  • Dicyanoolefins
  • Enantioselective Michael addition
  • Maleimides
  • Organocatalysis

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