Asymmetric deprotonation and dearomatising cyclisation of N-benzyl benzamides using chiral lithium amides: Formal synthesis of (-)-kainic acid

Jonathan Clayden, Christel J. Menet, Darren J. Mansfield

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    Abstract

    Chiral lithium amides deprotonate N-benzyl benzamides enantioselectively, initiating an asymmetric dearomatising cyclisation to enantiomerically enriched isoindolinones.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)38-39
    Number of pages1
    JournalChemical Communications
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 7 Jan 2002

    Keywords

    • Asymmetric synthesis and induction; Cyclization; Lithiation; Stereochemistry (asym. deprotonation and dearomatising cyclisation of N-benzyl benzamides using chiral lithium amides in the formal synthesis of (-)-kainic acid); Amino acids Role: RCT (Reactant), SPN (Synthetic preparation), PREP (Preparation), RACT (Reactant or reagent) (asym. deprotonation and dearomatising cyclisation of N-benzyl benzamides using chiral lithium amides in the formal synthesis of (-)-kainic acid); Deprotonation (asym.; asym. deprotonation and dearomatising cyclisation of N-benzyl benzamides using chiral lithium amides in the formal synthesis of (-)-kainic acid)

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