Enantioselective conjugate addition of diethylzinc to enones catalyzed by a copper complex of chiral aryl diphosphite

Authors
Yan, M Yang, LW Wong, KY Chan, ASC
Citation
M. Yan et al., Enantioselective conjugate addition of diethylzinc to enones catalyzed by a copper complex of chiral aryl diphosphite, CHEM COMMUN, (1), 1999, pp. 11-12
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN journal
13597345 → ACNP
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
11 - 12
Database
ISI
SICI code
1359-7345(19990107):1<11:ECAODT>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
The 1,4-conjugate addition of diethylzinc to cyclohex-2-enone and cyclopent -2-enone catalyzed by a copper complex of a chiral aryl diphosphite gave th e desired products with 90.2 and 76.6% ee respectively.