Zirconium-catalyzed asymmetric Kabachnik–Fields reactions of aromatic and aliphatic aldehydes
Yijing Dai, Zheng Li, Debarshi Chakraborty, Babak Borhan, William D. Wulff
Abstract
An effective catalyst has been developed for the three-component reaction of aldehydes, anilines and phosphites in an asymmetric catalytic Kabachnik–Fields reaction to give α-aminophosphonates.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryCatalysisZirconiumComponent (thermodynamics)Organic chemistryPhysicsThermodynamicsOrganophosphorus compounds synthesisAsymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisChemical Synthesis and Analysis