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SUBMITTER: Annamalai VR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2653207 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Annamalai Venkatachalam R VR Linton Elizabeth C EC Kozlowski Marisa C MC
Organic letters 20090201 3
A bisamidinium catalyst has been designed for the Claisen rearrangement. The primary design feature is a dual hydrogen bonding array that can coordinate a singular oxygen atom of the substrate. The ability to function as a dual hydrogen donor is key as the bisamidinium accelerates the Claisen rearrangement to a greater extent than Brønsted acids with lower pK(a) values. ...[more]