Enantioselective reduction of ketones by polymethylhydrosiloxane in the presence of chiral zinc catalysts

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 121, Issue 26, 1999, Pages 6158-6166

  Mimoun, Hubert ^a   De Saint Laumer, Jean Yves ^a   Giannini, Luca ^b   Scopelliti, Rosario ^b   Floriani, Carlo ^b  

^a Analysis and Perception Department   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETOPHENONE DERIVATIVE; BENZALDEHYDE; DIAMINE; KETONE DERIVATIVE; PHENETHYLAMINE DERIVATIVE; POLYMETHYLHYDROSILOXANE; SILOXANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHIRALITY; COMPLEX FORMATION; ENANTIOMER; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; REACTION ANALYSIS; REDUCTION; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033532884     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja990522i     Document Type: Article

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