%0 Journal Article %T Organocatalytic Michael Addition of 1,3-Dicarbonyl Indane Compounds to Nitrostyrenes %A Zhen-Yu Jiang %A Hua-Meng Yang %A Ya-Dong Ju %A Li Li %A Meng-Xian Luo %A Guo-Qiao Lai %A Jian-Xiong Jiang %A Li-Wen Xu %J Molecules %D 2010 %I MDPI AG %R 10.3390/molecules15042551 %X To map out the efficient organocatalyst requirements in the Michael addition of 1,3-dicarbonyl indane compounds to nitrostyrenes, a dozen different amino organocatalysts containing a p-toluenesulfonyl group (Ts) have been evaluated; excellent enantio-selectivities (up to er 92:8) were obtained with a primary amine-based Ts-DPEN catalyst and a plausible catalytic reaction mechanism was proposed on the basis of the experimental results. %K organocatalysis %K Michael reaction %K primary amine %K diamine %U http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/15/4/2551