Asymmetric organocatalytic functionalization of α, α-disubstituted aldehydes through enamine activation

A Desmarchelier, V Coeffard, X Moreau, C Greck - Tetrahedron, 2014 - Elsevier
Asymmetric aminocatalysis has been subjected to extensive development since the
renewed interest of iminium and enamine chemistry in the early 2000s. 1, 2 In this context, α …

Hydrogen‐bonding in aminocatalysis: from proline and beyond

Ł Albrecht, H Jiang… - Chemistry–A European …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
This Concept article summarizes recent progress in the field of hydrogen‐bonding
aminocatalysis using proline‐derived systems. The aminocatalysts available in the literature …

Studies of the Electronic Properties of N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands in the Context of Homogeneous Catalysis and Bioorganometallic Chemistry

A Kumar, P Ghosh - European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
N‐heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) have been dominating the world of homogeneous
catalysis in an unprecedented manner in the last two decades. Understanding the …

Asymmetric Michael addition of α-substituted isocyanoacetates with maleimides catalyzed by chiral tertiary amine thiourea

JF Bai, LL Wang, L Peng, YL Guo, LN Jia… - The Journal of …, 2012 - ACS Publications
A highly diastereoselective and enantioselective Michael addition of α-substituted
isocyanoacetates with maleimides catalyzed by bifunctional tertiary amine thioureas has …

A highly organocatalytic stereoselective double Michael reaction: efficient construction of optically enriched spirocyclic oxindoles

LL Wang, L Peng, JF Bai, LN Jia, XY Luo… - Chemical …, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
A highly organocatalytic stereoselective double Michael reaction: efficient construction of
optically enriched spirocyclic oxindoles - Chemical Communications (RSC Publishing) DOI:10.1039/C1CC11223F …

Highly organocatalytic asymmetric Michael–ketone aldol–dehydration domino reaction: straightforward approach to construct six-membered spirocyclic oxindoles

LL Wang, L Peng, JF Bai, QC Huang, XY Xu… - Chemical …, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
Highly organocatalytic asymmetric Michael– ketone aldol–dehydration domino reaction:
straightforward approach to construct six-membered spirocyclic ox ... - Chemical …

Chiral primary amine thiourea promoted highly enantioselective Michael reactions of isobutylaldehyde with maleimides

JF Bai, L Peng, L Wang, LX Wang, XY Xu - Tetrahedron, 2010 - Elsevier
Chiral primary amine thiourea catalysts were first successfully applied to promote Michael
addition of isobutyraldehyde to maleimides. A variety of N-aryl and N-aliphatic maleimides …

Isatin N,N′-Cyclic Azomethine Imine 1,3-Dipole and Base Catalyzed Michael Addition with β-Nitrostyrene via C3 Umpolung of Oxindole

X Wang, L Wu, P Yang, XJ Song, HX Ren, L Peng… - Organic …, 2017 - ACS Publications
A new isatin N, N′-cyclic azomethine imine 1, 3-dipole was devised, and an unusual
Michael addition with β-nitrostyrene catalyzed by tributylamine under mild conditions has …

Chiral primary amine–squaramide catalyzed highly enantioselective Michael addition of isobutyraldehyde to nitroolefins

ZW Ma, XF Liu, B Sun, XH Huang, JC Tao - Synthesis, 2017 - thieme-connect.com
Chiral primary amine–squaramides have not been extensively studied to date in the field of
organocatalysis. In this paper, novel chiral squaramides derived from natural product …

Asymmetric hydroxyamination of oxindoles catalyzed by chiral bifunctional tertiary amine thiourea: construction of 3-amino-2-oxindoles with quaternary stereocenters

LN Jia, J Huang, L Peng, LL Wang, JF Bai… - Organic & …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Chiral bifunctional tertiary amine thiourea was applied to catalyze the asymmetric
hydroxyamination of 3-subsituted oxindoles with nitrosobenzene to construct 3-amino-2 …