Title of article
Enantioselective Copper-catalysed Conjugate Addition of Diphenylzinc to Cyclohexenone
Author/Authors
Wu, Xiao-yu Chinese Academy of Sciences - Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry - State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, China , Li, Xiang-guo Chinese Academy of Sciences - Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry - State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, China , Zhao, Gang Chinese Academy of Sciences - Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry - State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, China
From page
65
To page
67
Abstract
The copper-catalysed asymmetric conjugate addition of diphenylzinc to 2-cyclohexenone has been carried out with good results. An enantiometric excess of up to 91% was obtained using 5 mol% CuI and 5 mol% phosphine ligand derived from L-proline.
Keywords
Copper , catalyzed , conjugate , addition , diphenylzinc , phosphine , ligand
Journal title
letters in organic chemistry
Journal title
letters in organic chemistry
Record number
2717802
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