Asymmetric Michael reactions of aminocarbene complex anions

BA Anderson, WD Wulff, A Rahm

Index: Andersen, Benjamin A.; Wulff, William D.; Rahm, Annette Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1993 , vol. 115, # 11 p. 4602 - 4611

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Abstract

Abstract: The first Michael addition reactions of the anions of aminocarbene complexes to a, b-unsaturated carbonyl compounds are reported. Unlike their corresponding amide enolates, these anions give exclusive 1, 4-addition to a number of enones. For chiral complex 27, it was shown that the formation of the 1, 4-addition product is not reversible and that the initial 1, 4-addition is thus kinetically controlled. The anions of aminocarbene ...