2-Arylacetic anhydrides as ammonium enolate precursors?

Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry Pub Date: 2013-11-29 DOI: 10.1039/C3OB41869C

Abstract

Readily prepared 2-arylacetic anhydrides act as convenient ammonium enolate precursors in isothiourea (HBTM-2.1)-mediated catalytic asymmetric intermolecular Michael addition–lactonisation processes, giving diverse synthetic building blocks in good yield with high diastereo- and enantiocontrol (up to 98?:?2 dr and >99% ee).

Graphical abstract: 2-Arylacetic anhydrides as ammonium enolate precursors
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