title: Lewis base-catalyzed conjugate reduction and reductive aldol reaction of alpha,beta-unsaturated ketones using trichlorosilane.
abstract: Lewis bases such as Ph3P=O and HMPA catalyze the 1,4-reduction of alpha,beta-unsaturated ketones with trichlorosilane, and because the 1,2-reduction of aldehydes scarcely proceeded under the conditions, one-pot reductive aldol reactions with aldehydes were successfully achieved; preliminary studies using a chiral Lewis base revealed a high potential for enantioselective catalysis.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 5-1 Oe-honmachi, Kumamoto, 862-0973, Japan. msugiura@kumamoto-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Masaharu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sugiura
authors.forename: Norimasa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Shunsuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kotani
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakajima
mesh_terms: D000438:Alcohols / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D000447:Aldehydes / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D006492:Hempa / Q000737:chemistry*; D007659:Ketones / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D012821:Silanes / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D000438:Alcohols; D000447:Aldehydes; D007659:Ketones; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D012821:Silanes; D006492:Hempa; C065893:trichlorosilane; C063888:triphenylphosphine oxide