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Controlled β-protonation and [4+2] cycloaddition of enals and chalcones via N-heterocyclic carbene/acid catalysis: toward substrate independent reaction control
Division of Chemistry & Biological Chemistry, School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
E-mail: robinchi@ntu.edu.sg
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State key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Rd, Dalian, P. R. China
E-mail: ghli@dicp.ac.cn
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Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 261-263
DOI:
10.1039/C2CC36564B
Received
10 Sep 2012,
Accepted
09 Nov 2012
First published online
09 Nov 2012
A substrate-independent selective generation of enolates over homoenolate equivalents in NHC-catalyzed reactions of enals and chalcones is disclosed. Acid co-catalysts play vital roles in control of the reaction pathways, allowing for individual access to diverse products from identical substrates.
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