Synfacts 2007(2): 0170-0170  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-955836
Metal-Catalyzed Asymmetric Synthesis and Stereoselective Reactions
© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Enantioselective Tandem Diels-Alder and Ring Expansion

Contributor(s): Hisashi Yamamoto, Joshua P. Abell
X. Dai, H. M. L. Davies
The State University of New Yory at Buffalo, USA
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Publication History

Publication Date:
23 January 2007 (online)

Significance

This paper shows the continued work on the development of chiral Lewis acid catalyzed [4+3] cycloaddition. Of particular importance is the expansion of the substrate scope and deuterium-labeled experiments to provide a more accurate picture of the mechanism.