Abstract
Enantioenriched 3-quinolyl alkanols act as asymmetric autocatalysts in the addition of diisopropylzinc to the corresponding substituted quinoline-3-carbaldehydes, to afford themselves with an amplified enantiomeric excess (ee) of up to 97%.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1419-1428 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Synthesis |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2004 Jun 18 |
Keywords
- Asymmetric amplification
- Asymmetric catalysis
- Autocatalysis
- Chirality
- Quinoline
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- Organic Chemistry