title: An Organocatalytic Biomimetic Strategy Paves the Way for the Asymmetric Umpolung of Imines.
abstract: Just like Nature: A recently developed enantioselective organocatalytic biomimetic transamination provides an elegant approach towards chiral amines. In the presence of an asymmetric phase-transfer catalyst, the intermediate anionic species undergoes an asymmetric C-C bond-forming reaction in a powerful and broadly applicable asymmetric umpolung strategy.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Organische Chemie, Johannes Kepler Universität Linz, Altenbergerstrasse 69, 4040 Linz (Austria). Mario.waser@jku.at.
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Waser
authors.affiliation: Institut für Organische Chemie, Johannes Kepler Universität Linz, Altenbergerstrasse 69, 4040 Linz (Austria).
authors.forename: Johanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Novacek
keywords: asymmetric catalysis; organocatalysis; phase-transfer catalysis; transamination; umpolung