Catalytic asymmetric homo-aldol reaction of pyruvate - a chiral Lewis acid catalyst that mimics aldolase enzymes

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作者
Juhl, K [1 ]
Gathergood, N [1 ]
Jorgensen, KA [1 ]
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[1] Aarhus Univ, Dept Chem, Ctr Met Catalysed React, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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10.1039/b007125k
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O6 [化学];
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0703 ;
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The first catalytic asymmetric homo-aldol reaction of ethyl pyruvate leading to diethyl-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-4-oxoglutarate in up to 96% enantiomeric excess is reported; this reaction has been investigated for various catalysts, amines and solvents, and it is demonstrated that this new reaction leads to a simple synthetic procedure for the formation of optically active isotetronic acid derivatives.
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页码:2211 / 2212
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