Kinetic evidence for a tetrameric transition state in the asymmetric autocatalytic alkylation of pyrimidyl aldehydes

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 125, Issue 30, 2003, Pages 8978-8979

  Buono, Frederic G ^a   Blackmond, Donna G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; COLORIMETRY; ENANTIOMER; KINETICS; PHASE TRANSITION; REACTION ANALYSIS; STOICHIOMETRY;

EID: 0043261499     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja034705n     Document Type: Article

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