Abstract
The first mechanistic study on the NHC-catalyzed aza-MBH reaction between cyclopentenone and N-mesylbenzaldimine using density functional theory reveals that a bimolecular mechanism, involving two molecules of benzaldimine in the proton transfer, is energetically more preferred over the conventional direct proton transfer. This journal is
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2176-2179 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 14 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 14 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |