Unraveling the mechanism and substituent effects on the N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed transformation reaction of enals and imines
Shuang‐Liang Liu, Xiaoqian Liu, Yang Wang, Donghui Wei
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryIntramolecular forceAnnulationImineCarbeneSubstituentTransition stateCatalysisElectrophileStereoselectivityHydroacylationStereochemistryHydrogen bondReaction mechanismMedicinal chemistryPhotochemistryAldehydeOrganic chemistryMoleculeN-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic ChemistryCatalytic Cross-Coupling ReactionsSynthetic Organic Chemistry Methods