Dendritic TADDOLs: Synthesis, characterization and use in the catalytic enantioselective addition of Et2Zn to benzaldehyde

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 3221-3236

  Rheiner, P Beat ^a   Seebach, Dieter ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alkylations; Asymmetric catalysis; Catalysts; Dendrimers; TADDOLs

Indexed keywords

BENZALDEHYDE; BENZYL DERIVATIVE; DENDRIMER;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHIRALITY; ENANTIOMER; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; REACTION TIME; SOLUBILITY; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0032704904     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-3765(19991105)5:11<3221::AID-CHEM3221>3.0.CO;2-P     Document Type: Article

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