Enantioselective heterocyclic synthesis of spiro chromanone–thiochroman complexes catalyzed by a bifunctional indane catalyst?

Chemical Communications Pub Date: 2010-11-04 DOI: 10.1039/C0CC03489D

Abstract

Novel asymmetric domino reactions of benzylidenechroman-4-ones and 2-mercaptobenzaldehydes for efficient construction of spiro chromanonethiochroman complexes were accomplished with high yields and excellent selectivities via a novel bifunctional indane catalyst.

Graphical abstract: Enantioselective heterocyclic synthesis of spiro chromanone–thiochroman complexes catalyzed by a bifunctional indane catalyst
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