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Imidazolidinone-derived enamines: Nucleophiles with low reactivity

  • Universität München
  • Department Chemie

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Abstract

Extraordinarily weak nucleophiles: Enamines derived from imidazolidinones are 10 3-10 5 times less reactive than those derived from the Hayashi-Jørgensen catalyst. This finding explains the lower activity of MacMillan catalysts for enamine-activated reactions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5739-5742
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume51
Issue number23
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Jun 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • enamines
  • kinetics
  • linear free energy relationships
  • nucleophilicity
  • pyramidalization

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