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A simple and mild Pd-catalysed carbonylative α-arylation of nitromethane has been realised providing access to α-nitro aryl ketones from an array of aryl and heteroaryl iodides. The methodology requires only a mild base and uses the convenient solid CO releasing molecule, COgen in a two-chamber system. Changing to the isotopically labelled 13COgen, [13C]-acyl labelling can be effected through the generation of a near stoichiometric amount of 13CO. Lastly, the significance of the generated products as synthetic intermediates is demonstrated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An enantioselective desymmetrization of prochiral 1,3-dinitropropanes has been developed which proceeds via enantiogroup differentiating organocatalytic allylic alkylation. Densely functionalized products with two vicinal stereocenters were obtained generally with good to excellent diastereoselectivity (up to >20: 1 dr) and superb enantioselectivity (up to >99: 1 er). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Cinchona alkaloid derived primary amine thioureas organocatalyzed Michael addition of nitroalkanes to enones in good yield and up to 98% ee and offered a new way to construct quaternary stereocenters from enones and nitroalkanes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]