Asymmetric synthesis of β-amino acid derivatives via catalytic conjugate addition of hydrazoic acid to unsaturated imides [10]

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 121, Issue 38, 1999, Pages 8959-8960

  Myers, Jason K ^a   Jacobsen, Eric N ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM DERIVATIVE; BETA AMINO ACID; HYDRAZIDE DERIVATIVE; IMIDE; METAL COMPLEX;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHIRALITY; CONJUGATION; ENANTIOMER; LETTER; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0033615304     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja991621z     Document Type: Letter

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