Catalytic asymmetric dearomatization (CADA) reactions of phenol and aniline derivatives

• Published in: Chemical Society reviews Vol. 45; no. 6; pp. 157 - 158
• Main Authors: Wu, Wen-Ting, Zhang, Liming, You, Shu-Li
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 21.03.2016
• Subjects: Aniline; Aniline Compounds - chemistry; Aromaticity; Asymmetry; Catalysis; Catalysts; catalytic activity; Construction industry; Derivatives; Oxidation-Reduction; Phenol; Phenol - chemistry

Phenols are widely used as starting materials in both industrial and academic society. Dearomatization reactions of phenols provide an efficient way to construct highly functionalized cyclohexadienones. The main challenge to make them asymmetric by catalytic methods is to control the selectivity whi...