Modular phospholane ligands in asymmetric catalysis

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 363-372

  Burk, Mark J ^a  

^a Chirotech Technology Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIDE; BISPHOSPHOLANE; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; LIGAND; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; PHOSPHINE DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHOLANE DERIVATIVE; RHODIUM; RHODIUM DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMISTRY; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONFORMATION; ENANTIOMER; HYDROGENATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

AMIDES; CATALYSIS; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; HYDROGENATION; LIGANDS; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHINES; RHODIUM; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0033918708     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar990085c     Document Type: Article

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