Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.143, No.8, 3054-3059, 2021
Borane-Catalyzed Direct Asymmetric Vinylogous Mannich Reactions of Acyclic alpha,beta-Unsaturated Ketones
Herein, we report that, by using chiral bicyclic bisborane catalysts, we have achieved the first highly regio-, diastereo-, and enantioselective direct asymmetric vinylogous Mannich reactions of acyclic alpha,beta-unsaturated ketones. The strong Lewis acidity and steric bulk of the bisborane catalysts were essential for the observed high yields and selectivities.