Catalytic Enantioselective 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition of C,N-Cyclic Azomethine Imines with α,β-Unsaturated Aldehydes

Takuya Hashimoto, Yuko Maeda, M. Omote, Hiroki Nakatsu, Keiji Maruoka

Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2010 · 178 citations · 32 references

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Abstract

A yet-unexploited class of azomethine imines, C,N-cyclic azomethine imines, could be successfully employed in highly enantioselective 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition with enals catalyzed by titanium-BINOLate to give pharmaceutically attractive tetrahydroisoquinoline and piperidine motifs.

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