Trapping of chiral enolates generated by Lewis acid promoted conjugate addition of Grignard reagents to unreactive Michael acceptors by various electrophiles

Chem Commun (Camb). 2019 Sep 26;55(78):11766-11769. doi: 10.1039/c9cc05041h.

Abstract

Here we show trapping of chiral enolates with carbenium ions, Michael acceptors, and bromine. Silyl ketene aminals, disilyl acetals, and aza-enolates were obtained via Lewis acid mediated enantioselective conjugate addition of Grignard reagents to unsaturated amides, carboxylic acids and alkenyl heterocycles.