The application of chiral phosphine-Schiff base type ligands in silver(I)-catalyzed asymmetric vinylogous Mannich reaction of aldimines with trimethylsiloxyfuran

Catalytic asymmetric vinylogous Mannich (AVM) reactions of readily available aldimines with trimethylsiloxyfuran in the presence of catalytic amount of AgOAc and chiral phosphine-Schiff base type ligands are described, affording the corresponding products in up to 91% yield, anti/syn >99:1 and 81% ee.