Enantioselective addition of sodium bisulfite to nitroalkenes. A convenient approach to chiral sulfonic acids
An enantioselective organocatalytic addition of sodium bisulfite to (E)-nitroalkenes has been developed by using a chiral bifunctional organocatalyst. The present methodology provides a variety of chiral β-nitroethanesulfonic acid compounds (17 examples) with excellent results: up to 99% yield and excellent enantioselectivity (up to 96% ee). The reaction tolerates (hetero)aryl and alkyl substituents on the β-nitroalkenes, and β,β-disubstituted nitroalkenes.
CCDC 2098671: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
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