Quantum mechanical predictions of the stereoselectivities of proline-catalyzed asymmetric intermolecular aldol reactions

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 125, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 2475-2479

  Bahmanyar, S ^a   Houk, K N ^a   Martin, Harry J ^b   List, Benjamin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDES; CATALYSIS; KETONES;

STEREOSELECTIVITY;

QUANTUM THEORY;

BENZALDEHYDE; CYCLOHEXANONE; ISOBUTYRALDEHYDE; PROLINE;

ALDOL REACTION; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; PREDICTION; QUANTUM MECHANICS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM;

ALCOHOLS; ALDEHYDES; BENZALDEHYDES; CATALYSIS; CYCLOHEXANONES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROLINE; QUANTUM THEORY; STEREOISOMERISM; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0037420321     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja028812d     Document Type: Article

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