title: Towards high-performance Lewis acid organocatalysis.
abstract: The combination of Lewis acid organocatalysis and internal hydrogen-bond assistance was used to develop a new type of highly active disulfonimide catalyst. The increased Lewis acidity was documented by activity comparisons as well as theoretical investigations. Finally, the potential of the hydrogen-bond-assisted disulfonimide catalyst was demonstrated by its application in an enantioselective transformation.
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr (Germany).
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ratjen
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: van Gemmeren
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pesciaioli
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: List
keywords: Lewis acids; catalyst design; disulfonimides; organocatalysis; silylium ions