Copper-mediated asymmetric transformations*
Alexandre Alexakis
Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Geneva,
30 quai Ernest Ansermet, Geneva, CH-1211, Switzerland
Abstract: Copper-catalyzed reactions include the enantioselective
conjugate addition and the SN2¢ substitution. We describe the genesis
of these reactions, the choice of the primary organometallic reagent,
and our studies on finding new Michael acceptors and new ligands. We
also report on the use of the zinc enolate generated upon conjugate
addition.
*Lecture presented at the 11th IUPAC International
Symposium on Organometallic Chemistry Directed Towards Organic Synthesis
(OMCOS-11), Taipei, Taiwan, 22-26 July 2001. Other presentations are
presented in this issue, pp.1-186.
**Corresponding author.
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