title: Asymmetric Kita spirolactonisation catalysed by anti-dimethanoanthracene-based iodoarenes.
abstract: Enantiopure C2-symmetric iodoarenes based on the rigid all-carbon anti-dimethanoanthracene framework are shown to catalyse the asymmetric oxidative Kita spirolactonisation of propanoic acid-tethered 1-naphthols with significant levels of asymmetric induction of up to 67% ee.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland. hasim.ibrahim@ucd.ie.
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: Hasim
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ibrahim
mesh_terms: D000873:Anthracenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D007783:Lactones / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D009284:Naphthols / Q000737:chemistry; D011422:Propionates / Q000737:chemistry; D013141:Spiro Compounds / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000873:Anthracenes; D007783:Lactones; D009284:Naphthols; D011422:Propionates; D013141:Spiro Compounds; C029350:1-naphthol; C034020:anthracene