Enantioselective Nazarov reactions through catalytic asymmetric proton transfer.
The development of catalytic asymmetric Nazarov reactions that require only 10 mol % of chiral Lewis acid and proceed with ee's between 72% and 97% is described.
Liang
Guangxin
G
Center for New Directions in Organic Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720-1460, USA.
Trauner
Dirk
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