| Literature DB >> 19237559 |
G K Surya Prakash1, Fang Wang, Timothy Stewart, Thomas Mathew, George A Olah.
Abstract
Highly efficient stereoselective 1,4-addition of racemic alpha-fluoro-alpha-nitro(phenylsulfonyl)methane (FNSM) as a fluoromethyl pronucleophile to alpha,beta-unsaturated ketones using a wide range of chiral organobifunctional catalysts under moderate conditions in the absence of an additional base has been achieved. A series of catalysts was screened for the enantioselective addition of FNSM to chalcones and the catalysts CN I, CD I, QN I-IV, and QD I were found to enable this reaction, successfully providing exclusive 1,4-addition products stereoselectively in high yields (conversion, diastereomeric ratio, and enantiomeric excess). Studies involving a model reaction and systematic analysis of the absolute configuration support the suggested mechanism.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19237559 PMCID: PMC2657402 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0900179106
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ISSN: 0027-8424 Impact factor: 11.205