Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.130, No.17, 5652-5652, 2008
Asymmetric organocatalytic three-component 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition: Control of stereochemistry via a chiral bronsted acid activated dipole
A Bronsted acid catalyzed three-component asymmetric 1,3-dipolar addition reaction between aldehydes, amino esters, and dipolarophiles by a new bisphosphoric acid, derived from the linked BINOL, furnished multiply substituted pyrrolidines in high yield with excellent enantioselectivities under mild conditions.