title: Novel nucleophilic heterocyclic carbene mediated stereoselective conjugate addition of enals to nitrostyrenes via homoenolate.
abstract: A stereoselective Michael addition of homoenolate, generated from enals by nucleophilic heterocyclic carbene (NHC) catalysis, to beta-nitrostyrenes is reported for the first time. The products of this reaction obtained in good yields are of potential value in the synthesis of a variety of acyclic and heterocyclic compounds.
authors.affiliation: Organic Chemistry Section, National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR), Trivandrum 695 019, India. Vijaynair_2001@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Vijay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Sinu
authors.forename: Beneesh P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Babu
authors.forename: Vimal
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Varghese
authors.forename: Anu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jose
authors.forename: Eringathodi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Suresh