Asymmetric henry reactions of aldehydes using chiral biaryl-based bis(thiourea) organocatalysts

摘要

Biaryl-based bis(thiourea) was found to be an efficient organocatalyst for the asymmetric Henry reaction. High enantioselectivity of up to 93% ee was obtained for the reaction of nitromethane with aryl aldehydes when the combination of N,O-bis(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetoamide (BSTFA) with a catalytic amount of potassium acetate was used as the base.