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    Conjugate addition of curcumins to chalcones and azodicarboxylates

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    Cascade double Michael reaction of curcumins with chalcones in the presence of Cs2CO3 in CH3CN provided highly functionalized cyclohexanones in moderate to good yields (35-77%) and good to excellent diastereoselectivities (81:19 to 95:05). Similar reaction of curcumins with azodicarboxylates in the presence of DMAP in CH3CN stopped at the single Michael addition stage affording novel hydrazinodicarboxylates of curcumins in good to excellent yields (65-85%). (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved

    π-Face selectivities in nucleophilic additions to 2-endo-arylnorbornan-7-ones: the role of through-space electrostatic interactions

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    Experimental diastereoselectivities in hydride reduction of 2-endo-arylnorbornan-7-ones and computed transition state energetics reveal that the facial selectivity in these systems is predominantly determined by repulsions between the approaching nucleophile and the electron cloud of the aryl ring
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