N-Heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed [2+3] cyclocondensation of α-chloroaldehydes with azomethine imines†
Abstract
An N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed enantioselective [2+3] cyclocondensation of α-chloroaldehydes with azomethine imines was developed. The corresponding pyrazolidinones were obtained in good yields with moderate to good diastereoselectivities and excellent enantioselectivities.