Triflimide activation of a chiral oxazaborolidine leads to a more general catalytic system for enantioselective Diels-Alder addition

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Abstract

The strong acid triflimide ((CF3SO2)2NH) protonates chiral oxazaborolidines to form superactive, stable, chiral Lewis acids which are highly effective catalysts for a wide variety of enantioselective Diels-Alder reactions, documented herein by more than 20 examples.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6388-6390
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume125
Issue number21
DOIs
StatePublished - 28 May 2003
Externally publishedYes

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