Absolute asymmetric synthesis: A commentary

Collection of Czechoslovak Chemical Communications

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 849-864

  Mislow, Kurt ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aldehydes; Asymmetric amplification; Asymmetric autocatalysis; Biomolecular homochirality; Chirality; Cryptochirality; Dialkylzinc additions; Enantioselectivity; Fuzzy logic

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHIRALITY; ENANTIOMER; ISOMERISM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0038044642     PISSN: 00100765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1135/cccc20030849     Document Type: Review

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