title: Catalytic asymmetric Nazarov reactions promoted by chiral Lewis acid complexes.
abstract: Divinyl ketones bearing alpha-ester or alpha-amide groups undergo Nazarov cyclizations to give cylopentenones using copper-bisoxazoline Lewis acid complexes with moderate to good ees. [reaction: see text]
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, UK. v.aggarwal@bristol.ac.uk
authors.forename: Varinder K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Belfield