Regio‐ and Enantioselective Synthesis of α‐Amino‐δ‐Ketoesters Through Catalytic Umpolung Reaction of α‐Iminoesters with Enones

Abstract

AbstractChiral α‐amino‐δ‐keto esters are important precursors of organocatalysts, pharmaceuticals, and biochemically interesting molecules. The organocatalytic asymmetric umpolung reaction of imines has been developed to obtain chiral amines in a highly enantioselective manner. Herein, we report the organocatalytic asymmetric umpolung synthesis of α‐amino‐δ‐keto esters in high yield (up to 95% ee, >20/1 r.r.).magnified image