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    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Mar 17;106(11):4090-4. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0900179106. Epub 2009 Feb 23.

    Alpha-fluoro-alpha-nitro(phenylsulfonyl)methane as a fluoromethyl pronucleophile: efficient stereoselective Michael addition to chalcones.

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    Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute and Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, University Park, Los Angeles, CA 90089-1661, USA. gprakash@usc.edu

    Abstract

    Highly efficient stereoselective 1,4-addition of racemic alpha-fluoro-alpha-nitro(phenylsulfonyl)methane (FNSM) as a fluoromethyl pronucleophile to alpha,beta-unsaturated ketones using a wide range of chiral organobifunctional catalysts under moderate conditions in the absence of an additional base has been achieved. A series of catalysts was screened for the enantioselective addition of FNSM to chalcones and the catalysts CN I, CD I, QN I-IV, and QD I were found to enable this reaction, successfully providing exclusive 1,4-addition products stereoselectively in high yields (conversion, diastereomeric ratio, and enantiomeric excess). Studies involving a model reaction and systematic analysis of the absolute configuration support the suggested mechanism.

    PMID:
    19237559
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
    PMCID:
    PMC2657402
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