Mikhail A Kabeshov et al.
Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 21(34), 12026-12033 (2015-07-07)
Comprehensive mechanistic studies on the enantioselective aldol reaction between isatin (1 a) and acetone, catalyzed by L-leucinol (3 a), unraveled that isatin, apart from being a substrate, also plays an active catalytic role. Conversion of the intermediate oxazolidine 4 into the reactive