Chiral Bis(Imidazolidine)Pyridine-Cu Complex-Catalyzed Enantioselective [3+2]-Cycloaddition of Azomethine Imines with Propiolates.docVIP

Molecules 2012, 17, 6170-6178; doi:10.3390/moleculeOPEN ACCESS molecules ISSN 1420-3049 /journal/molecules Communication Chiral Bis(Imidazolidine)Pyridine-Cu Complex-Catalyzed Enantioselective [3+2]-Cycloaddition of Azomethine Imines with Propiolates Takayoshi Arai * and Yuta Ogino Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, 1-33, Yayoi, Inage, Chiba 263-8522, Japan * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: tarai@faculty.chiba-u.jp; Tel./Fax: +81-43-290-2889. Received: 27 April 2012; in revised form: 18 May 2012 / Accepted: 21 May 20