A New Copper Acetate-Bis(oxazoline)-Catalyzed, Enantioselective Henry Reaction

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 125, Issue 42, 2003, Pages 12692-12693

  Evans, David A ^a   Seidel, Daniel ^a   Rueping, Magnus ^a   Lam, Hon Wai ^a   Shaw, Jared T ^a   Downey, C Wade ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER ACETATE; CYCLOHEPTANE DERIVATIVE; ISOBUTYRALDEHYDE; LACTAM; LEWIS ACID; METAL COMPLEX; NITROMETHANE; OXAZOLINE DERIVATIVE;

ADDITION REACTION; ALDOL REACTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; HENRY REACTION; PHASE TRANSITION; REACTION TIME; TEMPERATURE;

ACETATES; ALCOHOLS; CATALYSIS; COPPER; METHANE; NITRO COMPOUNDS; NITROPARAFFINS; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; OXAZOLES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0142040727     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja0373871     Document Type: Article

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