Organocatalytic Enantioselective Synthesis of 2,3-Allenoates by Intermolecular Addition of Nitroalkanes to Activated Enynes.

The article offers information on a study based on catalytic asymmetric synthesis of the enantio-enriched racemic 2, 3-allenoates. Topics discussed include a new cinchona-based bifunctional catalyst which promotes the addition of nitro-alkanes, isomerization of alkynoate products to form final allenoate products, and synthesis of enantioenriched 2, 3-allenoates using nitroalkane nucleophiles. It also presents brief profile of authors involved in this study.