Optimization of new chiral ligands for the copper-catalysed enantioselective conjugate addition of ET2Zn to nitroolefins by high-throughput screening of a parallel library

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 4, 2001, Pages 803-807

  Ongeri, Sandrine ^a   Piarulli, Umberto ^b   Jackson, Richard F W ^c   Gennari, Cesare ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asymmetric catalysis; C C coupling; Combinatorial Chemistry; Michael additions; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ALKENE; AMINE; AROMATIC COMPOUND; COPPER COMPLEX; LIGAND; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND; REAGENT; SULFONAMIDE; ZINC COMPLEX;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHIRALITY; ENANTIOMER; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0035136584     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-0690(200102)2001:4<803::AID-EJOC803>3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Article

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