title: Organocatalytic asymmetric allylic carbon-carbon bond formation.
abstract: Organocatalytic allylic C-C bond-forming addition of activated alkylidenes to alkyl and aryl nitroalkenes has been achieved with high diastereo- and enantioselectivity. Chiral tertiary amine catalysts are used to give allyl intermediates which exhibit gamma-selectivity in the C-C bond forming step. The reactions proceed with up to >99:1 syn:anti ratio for both the alkyl- and aryl nitroalkenes with up 96% and 98% ee, respectively. The products of this conjugate addition are transformed into a range of intermediates, such as optically active conjugated dienes and 1-substituted tetralones, which are difficult to access via alternative methods.
authors.affiliation: Danish National Research Foundation: Center for Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, DK-8000, Aarhus C, Denmark.
authors.forename: Thomas B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Poulsen
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bell
authors.forename: Karl Anker
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Jørgensen