Bifunctional thiourea-catalyzed enantioselective double Michael reaction of γ, δ-unsaturated β-ketoester to nitroalkene: asymmetric synthesis of (−)-epibatidine
The asymmetric synthesis of 4-nitrocyclohexanone derivatives has been accomplished by enantioselective double Michael additions of γ, δ-unsaturated β-ketoesters to nitroalkenes using a catalytic amount of bifunctional thiourea and TMG. The three contiguous stereogenic centers of the obtained products were constructed with good to high diastereoselectivity and up to 92% ee. The biologically active natural product,(−)-epibatidine, has been ...