@article {44644,
	title = {N-Heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed enantioselective synthesis of spiro-glutarimides via alpha,beta-unsaturated acylazoliums},
	journal = {Organic Letters},
	volume = {20},
	year = {2018},
	month = {AUG},
	pages = {4499-4503},
	abstract = {<p>NHC-catalyzed enantioselective [3 + 3] spiro-annulation of alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehydes with cyclic beta-ketoamides allowing the preparation of synthetically and biologically important spiro-glutarimide derivatives has been reported. The interception of the ketoamides with catalytically generated chiral alpha,beta-unsaturated acylazoliums proceeds in a Michael addition-intramolecular amidation pathway to deliver the spirocyclic products with good yield, diastereoselectivity, and enantioselectivity.</p>},
	issn = {1523-7060},
	doi = {10.1021/acs.orglett.8b01799},
	author = {Mondal, Santigopal and Ghosh, Arghya and Mukherjee, Subrata and Biju, Akkattu T.}
}
