Abstract

A chiral N,N′-dioxide/La(OTf)3 ­complex catalyzes the sulfa-Michael reaction of thioglycolate and chalcones. The reaction is particularly intriguing due to the asymmetric amplification of the reaction: excellent enantioselectivity is observed using only 2% ee of the ligand.

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