Asymmetric cyclopropanation <i>via</i> an electro-organocatalytic cascade
Anastasiya Krech, Marharyta V. Laktsevich‐Iskryk, Nora Deil, Mihhail Fokin, Mariliis Kimm, Maksim Ošeka
Abstract
an electrocatalytic, iodine-mediated ring closure. The mild, controlled electrochemical generation of electrophilic iodine species in catalytic quantities prevents organocatalyst deactivation, while also eliminating the need for halogenating reagents, thus simplifying traditional synthetic approaches.
Topics & Concepts
CyclopropanationCascadeChemistryOrganocatalysisCombinatorial chemistryEnantioselective synthesisCatalysisOrganic chemistryChromatographyCyclopropane Reaction MechanismsAsymmetric Synthesis and CatalysisAsymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis