Light in aminocatalysis: the asymmetric intermolecular alpha-alkylation of aldehydes

Paolo Melchiorre

doi:10.1002/anie.200804995

Light in aminocatalysis: the asymmetric intermolecular alpha-alkylation of aldehydes

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2009;48(8):1360-3. doi: 10.1002/anie.200804995.

Author

Paolo Melchiorre¹

Affiliation

¹ Dipartimento di Chimica Organica A. Mangini, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento, 4-40136, Bologna, Italy. p.melchiorre@unibo.it

PMID: 19132644
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200804995

Abstract

Following the light: Photoredox catalysis along with aminocatalysis have proved to be the right combination for one of the most challenging asymmetric transformation in organic synthesis: the direct intermolecular alpha-alkylation of aldehydes.