Enantioselective conjugate addition of cyanide to chalcones catalyzed by a magnesium-Py-BINMOL complex1. Issue 10 (21st October 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dong, Cheng; Song, Tao; Bai, Xing-Feng; Cui, Yu-Ming; Xu, Zheng; Xu, Li-Wen
• Is Part Of: Catalysis science & technology. Volume 5:Issue 10(2015:Oct.)
• Page Start: 4755
• Page End: 4759
• Publication Date: 2015-10-21
• Subjects: Catalysis -- Periodicals; 541.395
• DOI: 10.1039/c5cy01056j
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2044-4753

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="toc"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p> <graphic position="anchor" id="ga" xlink:href="ark:/27927/pgj2xvqktc0" xlink:type="simple" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" />An efficient asymmetric conjugate addition of trimethylsilyl cyanide (TMSCN) to chalcones, catalyzed by bifunctional Py-BINMOL-Mg complex, with moderate to good enantioselectivities and in good yields, has been realized in this work.</p> </abstract>