DOI: 10.1039/d3ra04350a ISSN:
Chiral bifunctional organocatalysts for enantioselective synthesis of 3-substituted isoindolinones
Xiao-Mu Hu, Rui Zhang, Hai Dong, Yan-Yan Jia, Guo-Qiang Bao, Ping-An Wang- General Chemical Engineering
- General Chemistry
Chiral tertiary-amine catalysts with a urea group can afford 3-substituted isoindolinones both in higher yields (87% vs. 77%) and enantioselectivities (95% ee vs. 46% ee) than chiral bifunctional phase-transfer catalysts under mild conditions.