Imidazolinium and amidinium salts as Lewis acid organocatalysts

The application of imidazolinium and amidinium salts as soft Lewis acid organocatalysts is described. These salts were suitable catalysts for the activation of unsaturated thioesters in a Diels–Alder reaction and in the ring opening of thiiranes and epoxides. The products were isolated in good yield...

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Main Authors: Oksana Sereda, Nicole Clemens, Tatjana Heckel, René Wilhelm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Beilstein-Institut 2012-10-01
Series:Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.8.205