New Catalytic Approaches in the Stereoselective Friedel-Crafts Alkylation Reaction

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 550-556

  Bandini, Marco ^a   Melloni, Alfonso ^a   Umani Ronchi, Achille ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alkylation; Aromatic substitution; Asymmetric catalysis; Lewis acids; Synthesis design

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATION; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; ISOMERS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

ENANTIOMERS; STEREOSELECTIVITY;

CATALYST ACTIVITY;

1 NAPHTHOL; AROMATIC COMPOUND; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; COPPER COMPLEX; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; EPOXIDE; ETHYLENE OXIDE; IMINE; INDOLE; LEWIS ACID; MALONIC ACID; MCM 41; STYRENE OXIDE; TITANIUM; ZIRCONOCENE;

ACYLATION; ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BOND; CHIRALITY; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; FRIEDEL CRAFTS REACTION; MICHAEL ADDITION; RACEMIZATION; RING OPENING; SHORT SURVEY; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STOICHIOMETRY;

EID: 1042276935     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200301679     Document Type: Short Survey

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