Abstract
A family of 9-amino(9-deoxy) epicinchonine derivatives, possessing a range of mono- and bidentate hydrogen bond donor groups at the 9-position, were synthesised and evaluated for asymmetric organocatalytic activity in the dimethyl malonate Michael addition to β-nitrostyrene; thiourea derivative 1e was identified as the most effective bifunctional organic catalyst and found to induce high enantioselectivity in the malonate ester Michael addition reaction to a range of nitro olefins. © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2005.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4481-4483 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Chemical Communications |
| Issue number | 35 |
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| Publication status | Published - 21 Sept 2005 |