Asymmetric Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution
With carbon nucleophiles such as 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds the reaction has been demonstrated as an method for the asymmetric synthesis of chiral molecules. First reported in 2005, the organocatalyst (in a dual role with that of a phase transfer catalyst) is derived from cinchonidine (benzylated at N and O).
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