M. C. Holland, J. B. Metternich, C. Mück-Lichtenfeld and R. Gilmour
Chem. Commun., 2015,51, 5322-5325
DOI:
10.1039/C4CC08520E,
Communication
A linear correlation between quadrupole moment (Qzz) and enantioselectivity (es) advocates the notion that a cation–π interaction is a contributing factor in the addition of uncharged nucleophiles to iminium salts derived from MacMillan's 1st generation catalyst. The quadrupole moment of the aryl shielding group is a useful qualitative parameter for predicting selectivity (Qzz < 0 → high es).