[reaction: see text]. Cyclic amines may be prepared via a sequence of deprotection followed by intramolecular reductive amination of t-Boc-protected amino ketones under asymmetric transfer hydrogenation conditions. In cases where the corresponding imine reaction proceeds with high enantioselectivity, this is reflected in the one-step process.

3.3. Proteasome Inhibitors 1518 3.3.1. Peptide Aldehydes 1519 3.3.2. Boronic Acid Inhibitors 1519 3.3.3. -Lactones 1519 3.3.4. Epoxyketones 1519 3.3.5. Vinyl Sulfones 1519 3.3.6. Vinyl Ketones 1520 3.3.7. Cyclic Peptides 1520 3.3.8. Targeting of Cancer Cells 1520 4. Regulatory Particles Proteasome Activators 1520 4.1. 19S Regulatory Particle/PA70

An organocatalytic cascade reaction of 2-nitrocyclohexanone and α,β-unsaturated aldehydes was developed. Bicyclo[3.3.1]nonanone products were obtained with good yields and excellent enantioselectivities. The reaction occurred with unusual regioselectivity. A dienolate-iminium activation mechanism was proposed. The products were transformed to eight-membered cyclic ketones with high enantioselec...

The enol phosphate 2,2-dichloro-1-(trichloromethyl)ethenyl diethyl phosphate (1), easily available by a Perkow reaction between hexachloroacetone and triethyl phosphite, reacts with sodium trifluoroethoxide/trifluoroethanol in the presence of cyclic 5-membered 1,3-dienes to furnish alpha,alpha,alpha',alpha'-tetrachloro-substituted[3.2.1]bicyclic ketones 2. A [4+3] cycloaddition of a tetrachloro...

A third strategy for cross-dehydrogenative coupling reaction has been reported via platinum-catalyzed sp(3) C-H and sp(3) C-H coupling reaction in the absence of oxidant. Nitroalkanes as well as dialkyl malonate derivatives, beta-keto esters and malononitrile are active participants in this coupling reaction. Both cyclic and acyclic non-activated simple ketones are good reactants in this reaction.

General homogeneous conditions for the palladium-catalyzed synthesis of carbonyl compounds with tertiary carbon stereocenters at the alpha-position are reported. The highly reactive catalyst tolerates a variety of substrate substitution and functionality, and generates enantioenriched cyclic ketones from racemic allyl beta-ketoester starting materials.

The reaction of phenyl isoselenocyanate (1a) with malononitrile (= propanedinitrile) in DMF in the presence of Et3N leads to the intermediate ketene N,Se-hemiacetal 6a, which can be trapped with bromoacetonitrile or a-halogenated ketones 12a and 12b (Scheme 3). The products are [(alkylseleno)(phenylamino)methylene]malononitriles 10 and 13, which are obtained in good yield. In the case of the (2...