NHC-catalyzed enantioselective radical reactions of enal and pyridinium salt: mechanism and origin of regio- and stereoselectivities
Kuohong Chen, Jiaming Zhang, Qianqian Shi, Lili Han, Dongmin Fu, Donghui Wei, Yanyan Zhu
Abstract
The origin of regio- and stereoselectivities of NHC-catalyzed enantioselective radical reactions of an enal and a pyridinium salt has been explored via theory for the first time.
Topics & Concepts
PyridiniumEnantioselective synthesisCatalysisChemistrySalt (chemistry)Organic chemistryStereochemistryCatalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsN-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic ChemistryRadical Photochemical Reactions