Tetrahedron Letters

Enantioselective nickel-catalyzed conjugate addition of dialkylzinc to chalcones using chiral α-amino amides

J Escorihuela, MI Burguete, SV Luis

Index: Escorihuela, Jorge; Burguete, M. Isabel; Luis, Santiago V. Tetrahedron Letters, 2008 , vol. 49, # 48 p. 6885 - 6888

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Abstract

A series of α-amino amides derived from natural amino acids (alanine, valine, phenylalanine, isoleucine, and phenylglycine) have been synthesized and fully characterized. Their Ni (II) complexes prepared from Ni (acac) 2 catalyze the enantioselective conjugate addition of diethylzinc to chalcones in high yields and in good enantioselectivities (up to 84%). The side chain of the amino acid and the substituents in ...