| abstract |
The present invention relates to a production method of asymmetric compound (IV) which includes conjugately adding nucleophilic reagent (III) to compound (II) in the presence of asymmetric urea compound (I). The present invention provides a non-metallic asymmetric catalyst capable of realizing a highly stereoselective asymmetric conjugate addition reaction in a high yield, and an advantageous production method of an asymmetric compound by an asymmetric conjugate addition reaction using the asymmetric catalyst. n n nwherein X is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; C*, C** and C*** are asymmetric carbons; R 1 , R 2 , R 4 , R 5 , R 8 , R 9 and R 10 are each a lower alkyl group optionally having substituent(s) and the like, or R 4 and R 5 and the like in combination optionally form a homocyclic ring optionally having substituent(s) and the like; R 3 is an aryl group optionally having substituent(s) and the like; R 6 and R 7 are each a hydrogen atom and the like; Nu is —CR 16 (COR 17 )(COR 18 ) wherein R 16 , R 17 and R 18 are each a lower alkyl group optionally having substituent(s) and the like, and the like; and EWG is an electron withdrawing group. |