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Published on: December 6, 2021
Asymmetric hydroamination of non-activated carbon-carbon multiple bonds
Isabelle Aillaud1, Jacqueline Collin, Jérôme Hannedouche
1Laboratoire de Catalyse Moléculaire, ICMMO, UMR CNRS 8182, Université Paris Sud 11, Bat 420, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France.
Abstract:
The catalysed enantioselective formation of carbon-nitrogen bonds by the hydroamination reaction is reviewed. All examples deal with substrates containing non-activated carbon-carbon multiple bonds which are transformed either via intramolecular or intermolecular reactions. Structurally different complexes already provided nitrogen containing compounds/heterocycles with high enantioselectivities.
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