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Enantioselective organocatalytic singly occupied molecular orbital activation: The enantioselective α-enolation of aldehydes
Jang, Hye-Young,Hong, Jun-Bae,MacMillan, David W. C.
, p. 7004 - 7005 (2007)
The first enantioselective organocatalytic ∞-enolation of aldehydes has been accomplished using singly occupied molecular orbital (SOMO) catalysis. Chiral secondary amines react with aldehydes to form transient enamines that undergo selective one-electron