%0 Journal Article %A DiMauro, Erin F. %A Kozlowski, Marisa C. %D 2001 %T BINOL−Salen Metal Catalysts Incorporating a Bifunctional Design %U https://acs.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/BINOL_Salen_Metal_Catalysts_Incorporating_a_Bifunctional_Design/3739035 %R 10.1021/ol0158213.s001 %2 https://acs.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/5830803 %K ee %K catalyze %K bisnaphthoxide complexes %K Catalyst %K Bronsted base portions %K benzyl malonate %K Lewis acid %K cyclohexenone %K crystallographically %K catalyst %K Bifunctional Design Salen metal complexes %K chiral BINOL moieties %K Incorporating %X Salen metal complexes incorporating two chiral BINOL moieties have been synthesized and characterized crystallographically. The corresponding bisnaphthoxide complexes have been found to catalyze the asymmetric addition of benzyl malonate to cyclohexenone in up to 90% ee. With these modular catalysts, the Lewis acid and Bronsted base portions can be independently altered. %I ACS Publications