Organocatalytic asymmetric aza-Nazarov cyclization of an azirine

Naoyuki Shimada, B.O. Ashburn, A. K. Basak, William F. Bow, David A. Vicic, Marcus A. Tius

Chemical Communications · 2010 · 76 citations · 37 references

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Abstract

An unusual organocatalytic asymmetric cyclization of a ketoazirine that is accompanied by a kinetic resolution leads to 4-hydroxy-3-oxo-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-2-carboxylates in >99/1 er.

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