Table 3. Scope of Salen-Promoted Enantioselective Nazarov Cyclizations.
Isolated yields.
dr’s determined using 1H NMR.
er’s of cis and trans diastereomers determined using chiral HPLC.
Catalyst 4e (4b but with hexabromocarborane counterion) was used.
Absolute stereochemistries for 3b–h and 6 were assigned to correlate with 3a.