Organic Letters 2011-12-02

Catalytic, asymmetric, interrupted Feist-Bénary reactions of α-tosyloxyacetophenones.

Michael A Calter, Alexander Korotkov

Index: Org. Lett. 13(23) , 6328-30, (2011)

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Abstract

A new variant of the Interrupted Feist-Bénary (IFB) reaction uses α-tosyloxyacetophenones as electrophiles and proceeds in good yields and excellent enantioselectivities.