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RESEARCH PRODUCT

ChemInform Abstract: Catalytic Enantioselective Addition of Terminal Alkynes to Aromatic Aldehydes Using Zinc-Hydroxyamide Complexes.

Gonzalo BlayLuz CardonaM. Carmen MuñozAlicia Marco‐aleixandreJosé R. PedroIsabel Fernández

subject

chemistry.chemical_classificationLigandArylEnantioselective synthesischemistry.chemical_elementGeneral MedicineZincCombinatorial chemistryCatalysischemistry.chemical_compoundchemistryReagentOrganocatalysisAlkyl

description

A mandelamide ligand, derived from (S)-mandelic acid and (S)-phenylethanamine, catalyzes the addition of aryl-, alkyl- and silyl-alkynylzinc reagents to aromatic and heteroaromatic aldehydes with good yields and good to high enantioselectivities.

https://doi.org/10.1002/chin.201008027