Synfacts 2010(1): 0105-0105  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1218490
Organo- and Biocatalysis
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Combining Gold- and Organocatalysis

Contributor(s): Benjamin List, Anna Lee
S. Belot, K. A. Vogt, C. Besnard, N. Krause*, A. Alexakis*
Université de Genevé, Switzerland and Technische Universität Dortmund, Germany
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Publication History

Publication Date:
21 December 2009 (online)

Significance

A one-pot enantioselective organocatalytic Michael addition of aldehydes to nitroenynes and subsequent gold-catalyzed cyclo-­acetalization is presented. This process provides the products in high yields with excellent diastereoselectivities and high enantioselectivities.