Asymmetric catalytic Mannich reactions catalyzed by urea derivatives: Enantioselective synthesis of β-aryl-β-amino acids

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 124, Issue 44, 2002, Pages 12964-12965

  Wenzel, Anna G ^a   Jacobsen, Eric N ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA AMINO ACID; UREA DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHIRALITY; DERIVATIZATION; ENANTIOMER; MANNICH REACTION; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; REACTION ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

ACETALS; AMINO ACIDS; CATALYSIS; FORMIC ACID ESTERS; STEREOISOMERISM; THIOUREA;

EID: 0037032312     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja028353g     Document Type: Article

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