Syn-gled out: The syn diastereo- and enantioselective addition of azlactones to 3-vinylindoles was accomplished by using a chiral, binapthol-derived, Brønsted acid catalyst (see scheme). This method enables facile access to tryptophan derivatives with adjacent quaternary and tertiary stereogenic centers, which are potentially useful for the synthesis of peptidomimetics.
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