1. Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, 1432-1 Horinouchi, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0392, Japan;2. Gifu Pharmaceutical University, 1-25-4, Daigaku-nishi, Gifu 501-1196, Japan
Abstract:
The novel pyrrolidine-diaminomethylenemalononitrile organocatalyst 7 promotes the asymmetric conjugate addition of a carbonyl compound to a nitroalkene to afford the corresponding adduct in high yield with up to 99% ee, under solvent-free conditions.