V. Nair, B. P. Babu, S. Vellalath
May 18, 2009
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Organic letters
Abstract
Homoenolates generated from enals by nucleophilic heterocyclic carbene (NHC) catalysis undergo annulation with chalcones in methanol to afford methyl beta-hydroxycyclopentanecarboxylates, stereoselectively. Construction of four contiguous stereocenters in a stereoselective manner is noteworthy.