That a chiral phosphoric acid is able to catalyze the three-component reaction of aldehydes, anilines, and alpha -isocyanoacetamides, leading to 2-(1-aminoalkyl)-5-aminooxazoles in excellent yields and moderate to good enantioselectivities, was reported. [on SciFinder (R)]
Harald Brune, Roland Hany, Roland Widmer, Michael Bauer, Samuel Thomas Stolz
Alkynes are found in a multitude of natural or synthetic bioactive compounds. In addition to the capacity of these chemical motifs to impact the physicochemical properties of a molecule of interest, the well-established reactivity of alkynes makes them ...