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SUBMITTER: Guo Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8291581 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
ACS catalysis 20210628 14
We describe a general catalytic methodology for the enantioselective dearomative alkylation of pyridine derivatives with Grignard reagents, allowing direct access to nearly enantiopure chiral dihydro-4-pyridones with yields up to 98%. The methodology involves dearomatization of in situ-formed <i>N</i>-acylpyridinium salts, employing alkyl organomagnesium reagents as nucleophiles and a chiral copper (I) complex as the catalyst. Computational and mechanistic studies provide insights into the origi ...[more]