Asymmetric catalysis of aldol reactions with chiral Lewis bases

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 432-440

  Denmark, Scott E ^a   Stavenger, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; ALLYL COMPOUND; BASE; KETONE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; PHOSPHORAMIDIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SILANE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CHEMISTRY; CHIRALITY; CONFORMATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIASTEREOISOMER; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ALDEHYDES; CATALYSIS; KETONES; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; SILANES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0033935920     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar960027g     Document Type: Article

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