title: Primary amino acid lithium salt as a catalyst for asymmetric Michael addition of isobutyraldehyde with beta-nitroalkenes.
abstract: Phenylalanine lithium salt was found to be an effective catalyst for asymmetric Michael addition of isobutyraldehyde with beta-nitroalkenes to give quaternary carbon-containing nitroalkanes.
authors.affiliation: Division of Chemical Process Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-8628, Japan.
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Masanori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Shoji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hara
mesh_terms: D000447:Aldehydes / Q000737:chemistry*; D000475:Alkenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D008094:Lithium / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009574:Nitro Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D044367:Phase Transition; D012492:Salts / Q000737:chemistry*; D012997:Solvents; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D000447:Aldehydes; D000475:Alkenes; D000596:Amino Acids; D009574:Nitro Compounds; D012492:Salts; D012997:Solvents; D008094:Lithium; C017439:isobutyraldehyde