Novel small organic molecules for a highly enantioselective direct aldol reaction

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 125, Issue 18, 2003, Pages 5262-5263

  Tang, Zhuo ^a,b   Jiang, Fan ^c   Yu, Luo Ting ^b   Cui, Xin ^a   Gong, Liu Zhu ^a   Mi, Ai Qiao ^a   Jiang, Yao Zhong ^a   Wu, Yun Dong ^c  

^a CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 NITROBENZALDEHYDE; ACETONE; ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; ALPHA,BETA HYDROXYAMINE; AMINE; BENZALDEHYDE; HYDROXYL GROUP; PROLINE; PYRROLIDINE 2 CARBOXAMIDE; PYRROLIDINE 2 CARBOXYLIC ACID (2' HYDROXYL 1',2' DIPHENYLETHYL)AMINE; PYRROLIDINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALDOL REACTION; ARTICLE; CATALYST; DIASTEREOISOMER; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROGEN BOND; STEREOCHEMISTRY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0037955602     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja034528q     Document Type: Article

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