• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.32 no.1
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• pp.291-295
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• 2011

The catalytic enantioselective conjugate addition reaction of $\alpha$-nitroacetate to $\alpha,\beta$-unsaturated enones promoted by chiral bifunctional organocatalysts is described. The treatment of $\alpha$-nitroacetate to $\alpha,\beta$-unsaturated enones afforded the corresponding Michael adducts with high enantioselectivity. The conjugate addition adducts are easily converted to chiral $\gamma$-nitro ketones and $\delta$-keto esters.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.34 no.12
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• pp.3539-3540
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• 2013