title: N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Promoted Rauhut]Currier Reactions between Vinyl Sulfones and α,β-Unsaturated Aldehydes.
abstract: N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) promote the addition of 1,1-bis(phenylsulfonyl)ethylene to the α-position of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes. The proposed reaction pathway for this Rauhut-Currier-type reaction includes an unusual conjugate addition of an NHC to a bis-vinyl sulfone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Center for Molecular Innovation and Drug Discovery, Chemistry of Life Processes Institute, Silverman Hall, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.
authors.forename: Roxanne L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Atienza
authors.forename: Karl A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Scheidt