One-Pot Catalytic Enantioselective Synthesis of Tetrahydropyridines via a Nitro-Mannich/Hydroamination Cascade

The highly enantioselective preparation of synthetically useful tetrahydropyridine derivatives employing a one-pot nitro-Mannich/hydroamination cascade is reported. This approach utilizes an asymmetric organocatalytic nitro-Mannich reaction followed by a gold-catalyzed alkyne hydroamination/isomerization sequence that yields the desired tetrahydropyridines in good yields and high diastereo- and enantioselectivities.