Activation of allylic esters in an intramolecular vinylogous kinetic resolution reaction with synergistic magnesium catalysts

oleh: Dan Li, Yuling Yang, Minmin Zhang, Linqing Wang, Yingfan Xu, Dongxu Yang, Rui Wang

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2020-05-01

Deskripsi

Kinetic resolution allows to obtain enantioenriched compounds from racemic mixtures. Here, the authors report a synergistic magnesium catalyst promoting kinetic resolution of an intramolecular vinylogous Michael reaction to access [6.6.5]-tricyclic chiral skeletons.