Abstract
Chloromethylvinyl alanes (E)-ClMeAl(CH=CHR) prepared directly from terminal alkynes undergo 1,4-addition to cyclohexenone and 3-methylcyclohexenone in moderate to good yield (30-70%) and good to excellent stereoselectivity (80-98% ee) using readily available copper(i) sources and chiral ligands. © 2014 The Royal Society of Chemistry.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1655-1657 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Chemical Communications |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 14 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 18 Feb 2014 |