Abstract

AbstractA family of chiral bifunctional acid‐/base‐type quinine/squaramide organocatalysts is shown to be highly active promoters of the conjugate addition of 1‐nitropropane to various trans‐β‐nitroalkenes. The cooperation of the quinine and the sterically encumbered squaramide moieties catalyzed the Michael addition reactions at 0 °C by using a catalyst loading of only 2 mol % to afford the 1,3‐dinitro Michael adducts with excellent enantioselectivity and diastereoselectivity (up to 95 % ee and syn/anti isomers up to 96:4).

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