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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: You Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5358536 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
You Yang'en Y Zhang Long L Luo Sanzhong S
Chemical science 20160826 1
A reagent-controlled enantioselectivity switch was uncovered in the asymmetric α-fluorination of β-ketocarbonyls by a chiral primary amine catalyst. By a simple swap of fluorination reagents, both enantiomers of the quaternary fluorination adducts could be obtained with good yields and high enantioselectivity. Mechanistic studies disclosed dual H-bonding and electrostatic stereocontrolling modes for the catalysis. ...[more]