Enantioselective catalytic addition of HCN to ketoimines. Catalytic synthesis of quaternary amino acids

Organic Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 867-870

  Vachal, Petr ^a   Jacobsen, Eric N ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; HYDROGEN CYANIDE; IMINE; SCHIFF BASE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

AMINO ACIDS; HYDROGEN CYANIDE; IMINES; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; SCHIFF BASES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0034704642     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol005636+     Document Type: Article

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