

STUDY OF THE ASYMMETRIC ORGANOCATALYZED [3+2] ANNULATION OF CYCLOPROPENONE AND β-KETO ESTER

Abstract
Various asymmetric organocatalytic approaches for the [3+2] annulation of 1,2-diphenylcyclopropen-3-one and ethyl 3-oxo-3-phenylpropanoate have been investigated, resulting in the formation of ethyl 2-(5-oxo-2,3,4-triphenyl-2,5-dihydrofuran-2-yl)acetate in moderate yield and low enantiomeric purity.
Keywords
chiral ammonium salt; cyclopropenone; asymmetric reaction; organocatalyzed [3+2] annulation; phase-transfer catalysis
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