Abstract

The authors developed a new approach to cascade catalysis. Using a single imidazolidinone catalyst, involving iminium (LUMO-lowering) and enamine (HOMO-raising) catalysis, a large diversity of nucleophiles (furans, thiophenes, indoles, butenolides, hydride sources, tertiary amino lactone equivalents) and electrophiles (fluo­rinating and chlorinating reagents) undergo highly enantioselective sequential addition with α,β-unsaturated aldehydes (÷99% ee in all cases).

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