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SUBMITTER: Wu J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9278409 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wu Jiufeng J Young Claire M CM Watts Amy A AA Slawin Alexandra M Z AMZ Boyce Gregory R GR Bühl Michael M Smith Andrew D AD
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An enantioselective Michael addition of malonates to α,β-unsaturated <i>para</i>-nitrophenyl esters was achieved using the Lewis basic isothiourea HyperBTM, giving excellent levels of product enantioselectivity (up to >99:1 enantiomeric ratio) in good yields and with complete regioselectivity (>20:1 regioselectivity ratio) in the presence of alternative (phenyl ketone and ethyl ester) Michael acceptors. Density functional theory calculations indicate that N-acylation is rate-limiting. This const ...[more]