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Organocatalytic Enantioselective Transfer Hydrogenation of β‐Amino Nitroolefins
Author(s) -
Ferraro Antonino,
Bernardi Luca,
Fochi Mariafrancesca
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
advanced synthesis and catalysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.541
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1615-4169
pISSN - 1615-4150
DOI - 10.1002/adsc.201600061
Subject(s) - chemistry , enantioselective synthesis , thiourea , transfer hydrogenation , yield (engineering) , catalysis , organocatalysis , organic chemistry , asymmetric hydrogenation , combinatorial chemistry , materials science , ruthenium , metallurgy
The asymmetric organocatalytic transfer hydrogenation of β‐acylamino and β‐ tert ‐butyloxycarbonylamino nitroolefins has been successfully realised in excellent enantioselectivities and yields (up to >99% ee , 97% yield) with a simple thiourea catalyst and a Hantzsch ester as hydrogen source, giving a direct access to enantiomerically pure β‐amino nitroalkanes.
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