Formation of Quaternary Centers by Copper‐Catalyzed Asymmetric Conjugate Addition of Alkylzirconium Reagents

Abstract

Pure and simple: Alkylzirconocenes generated in situ from simple alkenes are used in highly enantioselective copper-catalyzed 1,4-addition reactions to trisubstituted cyclic enones to generate quaternary centers. These reactions operate at room temperature under a range of conditions and tolerate many functional groups. Cp=cyclopentadienyl, Tf=trifluoromethanesulfonyl. As a service to our authors and readers, this journal provides supporting information supplied by the authors. Such materials are peer reviewed and may be re-organized for online delivery, but are not copy-edited or typeset. Technical support issues arising from supporting information (other than missing files) should be addressed to the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.