Indium-catalysed Amide Allylation of α-Iminoamide: Highly Enantioselective Synthesis of Amide Functionalised α-Methylene-γ-butyrolactams
Tetsuya Sengoku, Kana Kokubo, Masami Sakamoto, Masaki Takahashi and Hidemi Yoda
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2017, 15, 320-323. (DOI: 10.1039/C6OB02506D)

A highly enantioselective amide allylation of α-iminoamides has been achieved using catalytic amounts of InCl₃, ZnCl₂ and a BINOL derivative.

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