Enantioselective nucleophilic catalysis with 'planar-chiral' heterocycles

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 412-420

  Fu, Gregory C ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; FERROUS ION; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; KETENE DERIVATIVE; KETONE; LACTONE DERIVATIVE;

ACYLATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CHIRALITY; CONFORMATION; ENANTIOMER; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

ALCOHOLS; CATALYSIS; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; KETONES; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0033921576     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar990077w     Document Type: Article

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