Synfacts 2011(6): 0669-0669  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1260418
Organo- and Biocatalysis
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Trienamines in Organocatalysis

Contributor(s): Benjamin List, Lars Ratjen
Z.-J. Jia, H. Jiang, J.-L. Li, B. Gschwend, Q.-Z. Li, X. Yin, J. Grouleff, Y.-C. Chen*, K. A. Jørgensen*
Sichuan University, Chengdu, P. R. of China and Aarhus University, Denmark
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Publication History

Publication Date:
19 May 2011 (online)

Significance

A secondary amine (1) catalyzed approach towards trienamine catalysis involving polyenals is reported. With the developed procedure, Diels-Alder reaction as well as trienamine/dienamine-mediated tandem reactions are realized, accessing complex products in high yields and stereoselectivities.