| Literature DB >> 24802027 |
Lars Ratjen1, Manuel van Gemmeren, Fabio Pesciaioli, Benjamin List.
Abstract
The combination of Lewis acid organocatalysis and internal hydrogen-bond assistance was used to develop a new type of highly active disulfonimide catalyst. The increased Lewis acidity was documented by activity comparisons as well as theoretical investigations. Finally, the potential of the hydrogen-bond-assisted disulfonimide catalyst was demonstrated by its application in an enantioselective transformation.Entities:
Keywords: Lewis acids; catalyst design; disulfonimides; organocatalysis; silylium ions
Year: 2014 PMID: 24802027 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201402765
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Angew Chem Int Ed Engl ISSN: 1433-7851 Impact factor: 15.336