<i>anti</i>-Selective, Catalytic Asymmetric Vinylogous Mukaiyama Mannich Reactions of Pyrrole-Based Silyl Dienolates with <i>N</i>-Aryl Aldimines

Pyrrole-based silyl dienolates undergo asymmetric vinylogous Mukaiyama Mannich reactions with a series of N-aryl aldimines in the presence of the Hoveyda−Snapper amino acid-derived silver(I) catalysts. The Mannich productsα,β-unsaturated δ-amino-γ-butyrolactamsare typically obtained in high yields, excellent γ-site selectivities and anti-diastereoselectivities, and up to 80% enantioselectivity.