Catalytic Asymmetric 1,4-Additions of β-Keto Esters to Nitroalkenes Promoted by a Bifunctional Homobimetallic Co2-Schiff Base Complex.docVIP

Molecules 2010, 15, 532-544; doi:10.3390/moleculeOPEN ACCESS molecules ISSN 1420-3049 /journal/molecules Article Catalytic Asymmetric 1,4-Additions of β-Keto Esters to Nitroalkenes Promoted by a Bifunctional Homobimetallic Co2-Schiff Base Complex Makoto Furutachi, Zhihua Chen, Shigeki Matsunaga * and Masakatsu Shibasaki * Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan * Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mails: smatsuna@mol.f.u-tokyo.ac.jp (S.M.); mshibasa@mol.f.u-tokyo.ac.jp (M.S.). Received: 2