Chiral Lewis acid controlled synthesis (CLAC synthesis): Chiral Lewis acids influence the reaction course in asymmetric aldol reactions for the synthesis of enantiomeric dihydroxythioester derivatives in the presence of chiral diamines derived from L-proline

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1472-1481

  Kobayashi, Shu ^a   Horibe, Mineko ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aldol reactions; Assymetric synthesis; Diamines; Enatioselective synthesis; Lewis acids

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030776295     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.19970030914     Document Type: Article

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