Novel binaphthyl and biphenyl α- and β-amino acids and esters: organocatalysis of asymmetric Diels–Alder reactions. A combined synthetic and computational study

Abstract

Asymmetric catalysis of the Diels–Alder reaction between cyclopentadiene and cinnamaldehydes has been studied using as catalysts a range of novel α- and β-aminoacids and aminoesters with binaphthyl and biphenyl backbones.