Chiral tris(oxazoline)/Cu(ii) catalyzed coupling of terminal alkynes and nitronesElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: experimental. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cc/b3/b306653c/

Abstract

Novel chiral iPr-tris(oxazoline)/Cu(ClO4)2 x 6H2O catalyzed coupling of terminal acetylenes and nitrones to afford cis-disubstituted beta-lactams is described; the choice of base proves essential to both the diastereoselectivity and the enantioselectivity.