First synthesis and resolution of a planar-chiral tetrahydroindolyl complex of iron: Electronic tuning of reactivity and enantioselective nucleophilic catalysis

Chirality

Volumn 12, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 318-324

  Suginome, Michinori ^a   Fu, Gregory C ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acylation; Azaferrocene; Indolyl; Ketene

Indexed keywords

FERROCENE; INDOLEACETIC ACID;

ACYLATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHIRALITY; COMPLEX FORMATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENANTIOMER; LIGAND BINDING; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034040342     PISSN: 08990042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-636X(2000)12:5/6<318::AID-CHIR4>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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