title: Highly stereoselective formal [3 + 3] cycloaddition of enals and azomethine imines catalyzed by N-heterocyclic carbenes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA.
authors.forename: Audrey
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Karl A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Scheidt
mesh_terms: D000171:Acrolein / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D001391:Azo Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D002384:Catalysis; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D003500:Cyclization; D004563:Electrochemistry; D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D007097:Imines / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013882:Thiosemicarbazones / Q000138:chemical synthesis*
chemical_list: D001391:Azo Compounds; D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds; D007097:Imines; D013882:Thiosemicarbazones; C512188:azomethine; D000171:Acrolein