C2-Symmetric Copper(II) complexes as chiral lewis acids. Scope and mechanism of catalytic enantioselective aldol additions of enolsilanes to (benzyloxy)acetaldehyde

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 669-685

  Evans, David A ^a   Kozlowski, Marisa C ^a   Murry, Jerry A ^a   Burgey, Christopher S ^a   Campos, Kevin R ^a   Connell, Brian T ^a   Staples, Richard J ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; BENZYLOXY ACETALDEHYDE; COPPER COMPLEX; ENOLSILANE; SILANE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHELATION; CHIRALITY; COMPLEX FORMATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIASTEREOISOMER; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ENANTIOMER; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MODEL; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033518561     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja9829822     Document Type: Article

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