Abstract
An improved and efficient L‐proline‐catalyzed Michael addition of aldehydes and unmodified ketones with nitro olefins to afford δ‐nitroketones in excellent yields and moderate enantioselectivities is described.
Acknowledgment
We thank the CSIR for financial support under the Task Force Project CMM‐0005. Ch. V. Rajasekhar and G. Gopi Krishna thank Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India, for the award of research fellowships.