title: Enantioselective C-H bond addition of pyridines to alkenes catalyzed by chiral half-sandwich rare-earth complexes.
abstract: Cationic half-sandwich scandium alkyl complexes bearing monocyclopentadienyl ligands embedded in chiral binaphthyl backbones act as excellent catalysts for the enantioselective C-H bond addition of pyridines to various 1-alkenes, leading to formation of a variety of enantioenriched alkylated pyridine derivatives in high yields and excellent enantioselectivity (up to 98:2 er).
authors.affiliation: Organometallic Chemistry Laboratory and RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, RIKEN , 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan.
authors.forename: Guoyong
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Wylie W N
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: O
authors.forename: Zhaomin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hou