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Highly enantioselective cyclizations of conjugated trienes with low catalyst loadings: A robust chiral N-heterocyclic carbene enabled by acetic acid cocatalyst
Liu, Guansai,Wilkerson, Phillip D.,Toth, Christopher A.,Xu, Hao
, p. 858 - 861 (2012/04/05)
Densely functionalized cyclopentenones are useful synthetic intermediates. We report herein a new method to synthesize this important class of compounds through a highly enantioselective (98→99% ee) triene cyclization that is cocatalyzed by acetic acid an