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Enantioselective activation of stable carboxylate esters as enolate equivalents via N-heterocyclic carbene catalysts
Hao, Lin,Du, Yu,Lv, Hui,Chen, Xingkuan,Jiang, Huishen,Shao, Yaling,Chi, Yonggui Robin
, p. 2154 - 2157 (2012/07/14)
The first N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC) mediated activation of stable carboxylate esters to generate enolate intermediates is disclosed. The catalytically generated arylacetic ester enolates undergo enantioselective reactions with α,β-unsaturated imines.