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Enantioselective Selenocyclization via Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of Seleniranium Ions by Hydrogen-Bond Donor Catalysts
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posted on 2015-12-17, 06:04 authored by Hu Zhang, Song Lin, Eric N. JacobsenHighly enantioselective selenocyclization
reactions are promoted
by the combination of a new chiral squaramide catalyst, a mineral
acid, and an achiral Lewis base. Mechanistic studies reveal that the
enantioselectivity originates from the dynamic kinetic resolution
of seleniranium ions through anion-binding catalysis.