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

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.