NHCs – Highly Versatile Organocatalysts
203
Marion N, Diez-Gonzalez S, Nolan SP (2007) N-Heterocyclic carbenes as organocatalysts. Angew Chem Int Ed 46:2988–3000
Matsumoto Y, Tomioka K (2006) C2 symmetric chiral N-heterocyclic carbene
catalyst for asymmetric intramolecular Stetter reaction. Tetrahedron Lett
47:5843–5848
Mennen SM, Blank JT, Tran-Dube MB, Imbriglio JE, Miller SJ (2005a)
A peptide-catalyzed asymmetric Stetter reaction. Chem Comm 2005(2):
195–197
Mennen SM, Gipson JD, Kim YR, Miller SJ (2005b) Thiazolylalanine-derived
catalysts for enantioselective intermolecular aldehyde-imine crosscouplings. J Am Chem Soc 127:1654–1655
Methot JL, Roush WR (2004) Nucleophilic phosphine organocatalysis. Adv
Synth Cat 346:1035–1050
Movassaghi M, Schmidt MA (2005) N-Heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed amidation of unactivated esters with amino alcohols. Org Lett 7:2453–2456
Nair V, Vellalath S, Poonoth M, Mohan R, Suresh E (2006a) N-Heterocyclic
carbene catalyzed reaction of enals and 1,2-dicarbonyl compounds: stereoselective synthesis of spiro γ-butyrolactones. Org Lett 8:507–509
Nair V, Vellalath S, Poonoth M, Suresh E (2006b) N-Heterocyclic carbenecatalyzed reaction of chalcones and enals via homoenolate: an efficient synthesis of 1,3,4-trisubstituted cyclopentenes. J Am Chem Soc 128:
8736–8737
Nicolaou KC, Tang Y, Wang J (2007) Formal synthesis of (±)–platensimycin.
Chem Comm 2007(19):1922–1923
Nolan SP (2006) N-Heterocyclic carbenes in synthesis. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim
Nyce GW, Glauser T, Connor EF, Moeck A, Waymouth RM, Hedrick JL (2003)
In situ generation of carbenes: a general and versatile platform for organocatalytic living polymerization. J Am Chem Soc 125:3046–3056
Nyce GW, Lamboy JA, Connor EF, Waymouth RM, Hedrick JL (2002) Expanding the catalytic activity of nucleophilic N-heterocyclic carbenes for
transesterification reactions. Org Lett 4:3587–3590
Pellissier H (2007) Asymmetric organocatalysis. Tetrahedron 63:9267–9331
Pesch J, Harms K, Bach T (2004) Preparation of axially chiral N,N -diarylimidazolium and N-arylthiazolium salts and evaluation of their catalytic potential in the benzoin and in the intramolecular Stetter reactions. Eur J Org
Chem 2004(9):2025–2035
Phillips EM, Wadamoto M, Chan A, Scheidt KA (2007) A highly enantioselective intramolecular Michael reaction catalyzed by N-heterocyclic carbenes.
Angew Chem Int Ed 46:3107–3110
Pohl M, Lingen B, Müller M (2002) Thiamin-diphosphate-dependent enzymes:
new aspects of asymmetric C–C bond formation. Chem Eur J 8:5288–5295
203
Marion N, Diez-Gonzalez S, Nolan SP (2007) N-Heterocyclic carbenes as organocatalysts. Angew Chem Int Ed 46:2988–3000
Matsumoto Y, Tomioka K (2006) C2 symmetric chiral N-heterocyclic carbene
catalyst for asymmetric intramolecular Stetter reaction. Tetrahedron Lett
47:5843–5848
Mennen SM, Blank JT, Tran-Dube MB, Imbriglio JE, Miller SJ (2005a)
A peptide-catalyzed asymmetric Stetter reaction. Chem Comm 2005(2):
195–197
Mennen SM, Gipson JD, Kim YR, Miller SJ (2005b) Thiazolylalanine-derived
catalysts for enantioselective intermolecular aldehyde-imine crosscouplings. J Am Chem Soc 127:1654–1655
Methot JL, Roush WR (2004) Nucleophilic phosphine organocatalysis. Adv
Synth Cat 346:1035–1050
Movassaghi M, Schmidt MA (2005) N-Heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed amidation of unactivated esters with amino alcohols. Org Lett 7:2453–2456
Nair V, Vellalath S, Poonoth M, Mohan R, Suresh E (2006a) N-Heterocyclic
carbene catalyzed reaction of enals and 1,2-dicarbonyl compounds: stereoselective synthesis of spiro γ-butyrolactones. Org Lett 8:507–509
Nair V, Vellalath S, Poonoth M, Suresh E (2006b) N-Heterocyclic carbenecatalyzed reaction of chalcones and enals via homoenolate: an efficient synthesis of 1,3,4-trisubstituted cyclopentenes. J Am Chem Soc 128:
8736–8737
Nicolaou KC, Tang Y, Wang J (2007) Formal synthesis of (±)–platensimycin.
Chem Comm 2007(19):1922–1923
Nolan SP (2006) N-Heterocyclic carbenes in synthesis. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim
Nyce GW, Glauser T, Connor EF, Moeck A, Waymouth RM, Hedrick JL (2003)
In situ generation of carbenes: a general and versatile platform for organocatalytic living polymerization. J Am Chem Soc 125:3046–3056
Nyce GW, Lamboy JA, Connor EF, Waymouth RM, Hedrick JL (2002) Expanding the catalytic activity of nucleophilic N-heterocyclic carbenes for
transesterification reactions. Org Lett 4:3587–3590
Pellissier H (2007) Asymmetric organocatalysis. Tetrahedron 63:9267–9331
Pesch J, Harms K, Bach T (2004) Preparation of axially chiral N,N -diarylimidazolium and N-arylthiazolium salts and evaluation of their catalytic potential in the benzoin and in the intramolecular Stetter reactions. Eur J Org
Chem 2004(9):2025–2035
Phillips EM, Wadamoto M, Chan A, Scheidt KA (2007) A highly enantioselective intramolecular Michael reaction catalyzed by N-heterocyclic carbenes.
Angew Chem Int Ed 46:3107–3110
Pohl M, Lingen B, Müller M (2002) Thiamin-diphosphate-dependent enzymes:
new aspects of asymmetric C–C bond formation. Chem Eur J 8:5288–5295