Asymmetric Michael Addition Organocatalyzed by α,β-Dipeptides under Solvent-Free Reaction Conditions

The application of six novel α,β-dipeptides as chiral organocatalysts in the asymmetric Michael addition reaction between enolizable aldehydes and N-arylmaleimides or nitroolefins is described. With N-arylmaleimides as substrates, the best results were achieved with dipeptide 2 as a catalyst in the...

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Main Authors: C. Gabriela Avila-Ortiz, Lenin Díaz-Corona, Erika Jiménez-González, Eusebio Juaristi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-08-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/22/8/1328