Volume 119, Issue 29 pp. 5616-5619
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Asymmetric Organocatalytic α-Arylation of Aldehydes

José Alemán Dr.

José Alemán Dr.

Danish National Research Foundation: Center for Catalysis Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark, Fax: (+45) 8919-6199

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Silvia Cabrera Dr.

Silvia Cabrera Dr.

Danish National Research Foundation: Center for Catalysis Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark, Fax: (+45) 8919-6199

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Eddy Maerten Dr.

Eddy Maerten Dr.

Danish National Research Foundation: Center for Catalysis Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark, Fax: (+45) 8919-6199

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Jacob Overgaard Dr.

Jacob Overgaard Dr.

Danish National Research Foundation: Center for Catalysis Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark, Fax: (+45) 8919-6199

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Karl Anker Jørgensen Prof. Dr.

Karl Anker Jørgensen Prof. Dr.

Danish National Research Foundation: Center for Catalysis Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark, Fax: (+45) 8919-6199

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First published: 04 July 2007
Citations: 68

This work was made possible by a grant from the Danish National Research Foundation. J.A. and S.C. thank the Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia of Spain for a postdoctoral fellowship.

Graphical Abstract

Chinone als Helfer: Die organokatalytische enantioselektive α-Arylierung von Aldehyden mit Chinonen als dem aromatischen Partner verläuft in H2O oder EtOH/H2O-Mischungen sehr effizient. Die optisch aktiven α-arylierten Aldehyde werden in hohen Ausbeuten und mit ausgezeichneten Enantioselektivitäten gebildet (siehe Schema; TMS: Trimethylsilyl).

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