The direct catalytic asymmetric cross-aldol reaction of aldehydes

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 858-860

  Alcaide, Benito ^a   Almendros, Pedro ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE QUÍMICA ORGÁNICA GENERAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aldol reactions; Asymmetric catalysis; Asymmetric synthesis; C C coupling; Enantioselectivity

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; CHEMICAL REACTIONS;

CROSS-ALDOL REACTIONS;

ALDEHYDES;

ALDEHYDE; KETONE;

ALDOL REACTION; ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BOND; CHIRALITY; COMPLEX FORMATION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY;

EID: 0037463084     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200390232     Document Type: Article

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