| Literature DB >> 21366293 |
Noriyuki Hara1, Ryota Tamura, Yasuhiro Funahashi, Shuichi Nakamura.
Abstract
Enantiomerically enriched trihalomethyl-substituted alcohols having a quaternary chiral carbon center can be prepared by the catalytic enantioselective cross-aldol reaction of acetone with trihalomethyl ketones by using N-(8-quinolinesulfonyl)prolinamide as an organocatalyst. The MO calculations elucidate that the hydrogen bonding between the sulfonimide proton and the 8-quinolyl nitrogen atom plays an important role in exerting the enantioselectivity of the reaction.Entities:
Year: 2011 PMID: 21366293 DOI: 10.1021/ol2001039
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Org Lett ISSN: 1523-7052 Impact factor: 6.005