An enantioselective Friedel-Crafts alkylation with α, β-unsaturated 2-acyl imidazoles and electron-rich aromatic nucleophiles catalyzed by bis (oxazolinyl) pyridine-scandium (III) triflate complexes has been accomplished. These α, β-unsaturated 2-acyl imidazoles are effective electrophiles for the Friedel-Crafts reaction. The resulting adduct 2-acyl imidazole is easily converted to amides, esters, carboxylic acids, ketones, and aldehydes by ...
[Evans, David A.; Fandrick, Keith R.; Song, Hyun-Ji; Scheidt, Karl A.; Xu, Risheng Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2007 , vol. 129, # 32 p. 10029 - 10041]