Photochemical asymmetric synthesis of phenyl-bearing quaternary chiral carbons using chiral-memory effect on beta-hydrogen abstraction by thiocarbonyl group
Department of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering, Chiba University, Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba, 263-8522, Japan. sakamotom@faculty.chiba-u.jp
Abstract:
Quaternary chiral carbons were effectively generated from tertiary chiral carbons via photochemical intramolecular beta-hydrogen abstraction reaction of thioimides involving the highly-controlled chiral-memory effect.