A New Dirhodium(<scp>II</scp>) Carboxamidate Complex as a Chiral Lewis Acid Catalyst for Enantioselective Hetero‐Diels–Alder Reactions

Masahiro Anada, Takuya Washio, Naoyuki Shimada, Shinji Kitagaki, Makoto Nakajima, Motoo Shiro, Shunichi Hashimoto

Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 2004 · 120 citations · 37 references

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Abstract

Excellent enantioselectivities (up to 99 % ee) and turnover numbers (up to 48 000) were attained in the hetero-Diels–Alder reaction of a diverse range of aldehydes and activated dienes catalyzed by [Rh2(S-bptpi)4] (see scheme).

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