Abstract
An efficient catalytic enantioselective Nazarov cyclization of divinyl ketoesters was developed using a chiral BOX/Cu(ii) complex, which provides facile access to a variety of optically active multi-substituted cyclopent-2-enone esters in 78-95% yields with 78-90% ee.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 811-814 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Organic Chemistry Frontiers |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |