Asymmetric Conjugate Addition of α-Cyanoketones to Enones Using Diaminomethylenemalononitrile Organocatalyst

J Org Chem. 2018 Feb 16;83(4):2402-2408. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b02976. Epub 2018 Jan 25.

Abstract

A diaminomethylenemalononitrile organocatalyst efficiently catalyzed the asymmetric conjugate addition of α-cyanoketones to vinyl ketones to give the corresponding 1,5-dicarbonyl compounds, which bear an all-carbon quaternary stereogenic center with high enantioselectivities. This report is the first example of the asymmetric conjugate addition of α-cyanoketones to vinyl ketones using an organocatalyst.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't