A catalyst that plays multiple roles: Asymmetric synthesis of β-substituted aspartic acid derivatives through a four-stage, one-pot procedure

Organic Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 387-390

  Dudding, Travis ^a   Hafez, Ahmed M ^a   Taggi, Andrew E ^a   Wagerle, Ty R ^a   Lectka, Thomas ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; DRUG DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

ASPARTIC ACID; CATALYSIS;

EID: 0037034309     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol017087t     Document Type: Article

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