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Synfacts 2007(10): 1072-1072  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-969017
Metal-Catalyzed Asymmetric Synthesis and Stereoselective Reactions
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Enantioselective Cu(II)-Catalyzed Addition of Nitroalkanes to Aldehydes

Contributor(s): Hisashi Yamamoto, Marina Naodovic
G. Blay, E. Climent, I. FernÁndez, V. HernÁndez-Olmos, J. R. Pedro*
Universitat de ValÈncia, Spain
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07 November 2007 (online)

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Significance

The most significant feature of the catalytic system presented in this paper is the possibility of obtaining selectively both enantio­mers of nitroalcohols by using different ligands with the same stereochemical pattern. Ligands used are prepared in a single step starting from inexpensive, commercial material. Overall, the methodology can be successfully applied to a number of aromatic and aliphatic aldehydes without exclusion of air or moisture.