Open Access(S)- and (R)-5-Pyrrolidin-2-yl-1H-tetrazoles: Enantiomeric Organocatalysts of Broad Utility in Organic Synthesis
Author(s) -
Deborah A. Longbottom,
Vilius Franckevičius,
Steven V. Ley
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
chimia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.387
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 2673-2424
pISSN - 0009-4293
DOI - 10.2533/chimia.2007.247
Subject(s) - enantiomer , catalysis , organocatalysis , enantioselective synthesis , chemistry , organic synthesis , combinatorial chemistry , enantiomeric excess , organic chemistry
This mini-review concerns the broad application of (S)- and (R)-5-pyrrolidin-2-yl-l H-tetrazoles as organocatalysts. A summary of methods for their synthesis is followed by a discussion of the general reaction mechanism and subsequent analysis of each reaction type for which they have proved to be efficient catalytic species. Where relevant, a comparison is made with other organocatalysts in similar asymmetric reaction processes