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SUBMITTER: Rodriguez AA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2662717 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rodriguez Andrew A AA Zhao Carrie C Shea Kenneth J KJ
Organic letters 20090201 3
A new class of C(2) symmetric bisoxazaborolidinone compounds is described which exhibits bidentate binding to carbonyl substrates. Using the Diels-Alder reaction as a model system, the catalytic activity of these bis-Lewis acids is probed. Reaction rates and selectivities are observed that are higher than the corresponding mono-Lewis acids. This novel system offers a potentially powerful new approach to asymmetric Lewis acid catalysis. ...[more]