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(A) Selected chiral imidazolidinone catalysts. (B) Lowest energy conformations of the iminium ion intermediate formed from 39a and crotonaldehyde. Relative energies (kcal/mol) predicted by DFT calculation (B3LYP/6-31g(d)) are shown in parenthesis. Red dotted lines indicate cation–π interactions.
