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SUBMITTER: Liu Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4686263 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) 20150729 40
The direct α-vinylation of carbonyl compounds to form a quaternary stereocenter is a challenging transformation. It was discovered that δ-oxocarboxylic acids can serve as masked vinyl compounds and be unveiled by palladium-catalyzed decarbonylative dehydration. The carboxylic acids are readily available through enantioselective acrylate addition or asymmetric allylic alkylation. A variety of α-vinyl quaternary carbonyl compounds are obtained in good yields, and an application in the first enanti ...[more]