Enantioselective Michael Addition of Pyrroles with Nitroalkenes in Aqueous Media Catalyzed by a Water-Soluble Catalyst.
Yang GuiYanan LiJianan SunZhenggen ZhaZhiyong WangPublished in: The Journal of organic chemistry (2018)
A new water-soluble catalytic system was developed and used in an enantioselective Michael addition of pyrroles with nitroalkenes in water to afford nitroethylpyrrole derivatives with both excellent yields and ee values.