Gilbert Sophie H, Viseur Virginie, Clarke Matthew L
School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, EaStCHEM, St Andrews, Fife, UK.
Chem Commun (Camb). 2019 May 30;55(45):6409-6412. doi: 10.1039/c9cc00923j.
High diastereoselectivity was observed in the Rh-catalysed reductive amination of 3-arylcyclohexanones to form tertiary amines. This was incorporated into a one-pot enantioselective conjugate addition and diastereoselective reductive amination, including an example of assisted tandem catalysis.