Efficient and recyclable catalysts based on simple chiral N 1-alkyl, N2-arylmethyl diamines in the Cu-catalyzed asymmetric Henry reactions

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/j.molcata.2013.08.014

A class of (1R,2R)-N¹-alkyl, N²-(4-chlorobenzyl) cyclohexane-1,2-diamines (4) were designed and synthesized. They were used to form the corresponding copper(II) complexes, 4-Cu(OAc)₂, as chiral catalysts in the asymmetric