| Literature DB >> 29888917 |
Jun Yan1, Rong Sun1, Kuangxi Shi1, Kai Li1, Limin Yang1, Guofu Zhong1.
Abstract
A chiral N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed benzoin condensation reaction in water has been developed, affording α-hydroxy ketones in good to high yields and high enantioselectivities. Water was proposed as a proton shuttle in the aqueous asymmetric condensation reaction.Entities:
Year: 2018 PMID: 29888917 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b00481
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Org Chem ISSN: 0022-3263 Impact factor: 4.354