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Enantioselective cyanosilylation of α,α-dialkoxy ketones catalyzed by proline-derived in-situ-prepared N-oxide as bifunctional organocatalyst
Qin, Bo,Liu, Xiaohua,Shi, Jian,Zheng, Ke,Zhao, Haitao,Feng, Xiaoming
, p. 2374 - 2378 (2007/10/03)
Bifunctional N,N′-dioxide catalysts have been developed for highly enantioselective cyanosilylation of α,α-dialkoxy ketones. This process, catalyzed by in-situ-prepared proline-derived N,N′-dioxide 2b, produced the corresponding cyanohydrin trimethylsilyl ethers in excellent yields (up to 99%) with high enantioselectivities (up to 93% ee). A reasonable mechanism was proposed according to the observation of the linear effect, 1H NMR spectra, isolated cyanohydrin, and the roles of the NH and N-oxide moieties of the catalyst.
