title: A C2-symmetric nickel diamine complex as an asymmetric catalyst for enecarbamate additions to butane-2,3-dione.
abstract: Butane-2,3-dione was activated towards nucleophilic addition of enecarbamates by a series of metal triflate complexes of a C2-symmetric diamine to give stereogenic, aldol-like, t-alcohols, a novel nickel(II) triflate complex was identified as a good catalyst for this asymmetric transformation, and an aquo nickel(II) complex was identified by XRD techniques.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tokyo, Hongo, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.
authors.forename: John S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Fossey
authors.forename: Ryosuke
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Matsubara
authors.forename: Paulo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vital
authors.forename: Shū
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kobayashi