Institute of Industrial Organic Chemistry, 03–236 Warsaw, Poland
Abstract:
Regio‐ and stereoselective 1,3‐dipolar cycloaddition of nitrile oxides to internal 2‐pentenols and α,β‐unsaturated esters catalyzed by (?) sparteine‐lanthanide complexes affords corresponding 3‐aryl‐2‐isoxazolines with enantioselectivities up to 68% ee.