title: A new cationic, chiral catalyst for highly enantioselective Diels-Alder reactions.
abstract: [reaction: see text] The Diels-Alder reaction of cyclopentadiene and 2-methacrolein is catalyzed by a chiral Lewis acid to form the exo adduct in 96% yield and 96% ee.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA.
authors.forename: Kevin T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Sprott
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Corey
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D002412:Cations / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D002412:Cations