One-pot synthesis of α-diazo-β-hydroxyesters under phase-transfer catalysis and application to the catalytic asymmetric aldol reaction

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1023-1026

  Arai, Shigeru ^a   Hasegawa, Kazuya ^a   Nishida, Atsushi ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aldol reaction; Ammonium salt; Asymmetric synthesis; Diazoester; Phase transfer

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; CHLORIDE; ESTER DERIVATIVE; TOLUENESULFONYL CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALDOL REACTION; ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; PHASE TRANSITION;

EID: 0347022323     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2003.11.083     Document Type: Article

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