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Abstract
The low steric hindrance of small-substituent 2,4-diketones presents a significant challenge for effective asymmetric induction.An efficient and highly enantioselective catalytic system was developed for the Biginelli reaction to access chiral 4,5,6-trisubstituted-3,4-dihydropyrimidinethiones. Through catalyst screening, chiral imidodiphosphoric acid was found to outperform conventional chiral phosphoric acids. Under the optimized conditions, up to 99 % ee and 52–92 % isolated yields were achieved. This method offers a valuable strategy for the asymmetric synthesis of bioactive pyrimidine derivatives with potential pharmaceutical applicatioins.
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