Shedding light on Bronsted acid catalysis - a photocyclization-reduction reaction for the asymmetric synthesis of tetrahydroquinolines from aminochalcones in batch and flow

Chem. Commun., 2013, 49,7953-7955
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43996H, Communication

Hsuan-Hung Liao, Chien-Chi Hsiao, Erli Sugiono, Magnus Rueping
For the first time a combined and synergistic photocyclization-Bronsted acid catalyzed reduction cascade provides tetrahydroquinolines with excellent enantioselectivities by using a chiral counterion pair catalysis concept.
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