title: Rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric construction of quaternary carbon stereocenters: ligand-dependent regiocontrol in the 1,4-addition to substituted maleimides.
abstract: A rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric 1,4-addition of arylboronic acids to substituted maleimides has been described. The regioselectivity in this reaction is controlled by the choice of ligand (dienes or bisphosphines), and 1,4-adducts with a quaternary stereocenter can be obtained with high regio- and enantioselectivity by the use of (R)-H8-binap.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan.
authors.forename: Ryo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shintani
authors.forename: Wei-Liang
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.forename: Tamio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hayashi