Synthesis of enantiopure axially chiral C3-symmetric tripodal ligands and their application as catalysts in the asymmetric addition of dialkylzinc to aldehydes

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 18, 2003, Pages 6859-6863

  Bringmann, Gerhard ^a   Pfeifer, Robert Michael ^a   Rummey, Christian ^a   Hartner, Kristina ^a   Breuning, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGANDS;

DERIVATIVES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

1,3,5 TRIMETHYLBENZENE; ALDEHYDE; LIGAND; TRIOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHELATION; CHIRALITY; CONFORMATION; ENANTIOMER; HYDROGEN BOND; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0042338597     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo034697t     Document Type: Article

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