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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Pham PV
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3474369 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chemical science 20110519 8
The intramolecular asymmetric cyclization of aldehydes has been accomplished using singly occupied molecular orbital (SOMO) catalysis. Selective oxidation of chiral enamines (formed by the condensation of an aldehyde and a secondary amine catalyst) leads to the formation of a 3π-electron radical species. These chiral SOMO-activated radical cations undergo enantioselective cyclization with an array of pendent allylsilanes thus efficiently providing a new approach to the construction of five-, six ...[more]