Cooperative Catalytic Reactions Using Organocatalysts and Transition Metal Catalysts: Enantioselective Propargylic Alkylation of Propargylic Esters with Aldehydes

Abstract

The enantioselective propargylic alkylation of propargylic esters with aldehydes in the presence of a copper complex and an optically active secondary amine as cocatalysts has been found to give the corresponding propargylic alkylated products in good yields as a mixture of two diastereoisomers with a high enantioselectivity.