Linking BINOL: C2-symmetric ligands for investigations on asymmetric catalysis

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 39, Issue 43, 1998, Pages 7917-7920

  Vogl, Erasmus M ^a   Matsunaga, Shigeki ^a   Kanai, Motomu ^a   Iida, Takehiko ^a   Shibasaki, Masakatsu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asymmetric catalysis; C2 symmetric ligands; Catalytic asymmetric ring opening; Ga complexs

Indexed keywords

MEQUINOL;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHIRALITY; COMPLEX FORMATION; CROSS LINKING; DRUG SYNTHESIS; LIGAND BINDING; REACTION ANALYSIS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032558670     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(98)01756-0     Document Type: Article

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