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Synfacts 2008(5): 0492-0492  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1072644
Metal-Catalyzed Asymmetric Synthesis and Stereoselective Reactions
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Chiral N,N -Dioxide/Indium(III) Complex Catalyzed Asymmetric Hetero-Diels-Alder Reaction

Contributor(s): Hisashi Yamamoto, Pingfan Li
Z. Yu, X. Liu, Z. Dong, M. Xie, X. Feng*
Sichuan University, Chengdu, P. R. of China
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23 April 2008 (online)

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Significance

Development of novel ligand structures with the combined use of relatively little studied metals as chiral catalysts is essential for discovering new possibilities in asymmetric catalysis. The present study gives a good example in this scenario: Although the Diels-Alder reaction between Danishefsky’s dienes and aldehydes has been extensively exploited for years, the chiral N,N -dioxide/indium(III) complex might still stand out as an attractive alternative for future applications.