Catalytic, enantioselective alkylations of N,O- and N,N-acetals and hemiacetals

Tetrahedron

Volumn 55, Issue 29, 1999, Pages 8869-8882

  Ferraris, Dana ^a   Young, Brandon ^a   Dudding, Travis ^a   Drury III, William J ^a   Lectka, Thomas ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetals; Amino Acids; Asymmetric Synthesis; Copper

Indexed keywords

3 (BENZOYL) 2 (ACETAMINO)PROPANOIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKYLATION; ANALYTIC METHOD; CATALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENANTIOMER; HYDROGENATION; HYDROXYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033575447     PISSN: 00404020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4020(99)00450-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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