Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5274628 Tetrahedron Letters 2008 4 Pages PDF
Abstract

The application of electronic structure calculations to a key transition state in the reaction manifold of the Morita-Baylis-Hillman reaction allows the design of two bis(thiourea) cocatalysts capable of accelerating this reaction through the hydrogen bond mediated recognition of both the nucleophile and the electrophile.

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