Asymmetric hydrogenation of unfunctionalized tetrasubstituted olefins with a cationic zirconocene catalyst [13]

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 121, Issue 20, 1999, Pages 4916-4917

  Troutman, Malisa V ^a,b   Appella, Daniel H ^a   Buchwald, Stephen L ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CIBA GEIGY LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZIRCONOCENE;

CATION TRANSPORT; CHEMICAL BINDING; ENANTIOMER; HYDROGENATION; LETTER; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; REACTION ANALYSIS; REACTION TIME; REDUCTION; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0033606284     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja990535w     Document Type: Letter

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