Stereoselective synthesis of bicyclic pyrrolidines by a rhodium-catalyzed cascade process

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 43, Issue 48, 2004, Pages 6713-6716

  Yan, Ming ^b   Jacobsen, Neil ^b   Hu, Wenhao ^b   Gronenberg, Luisa S ^b   Doyle, Michael P ^a   Colyer, John T ^b   Bykowski, Darren ^a  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbenoids; Diastereoselectivity; Diazo compounds; Domino reactions; Ylides

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BONDS; RHODIUM; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

BICYCLIC PYRROLIDINES; CASCADE CYCLIZATION; RHODIUM-STABILIZED CARBENE;

STEREOCHEMISTRY;

BICYCLO COMPOUND; PYRROLIDINE DERIVATIVE; RHODIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; COMPLEX FORMATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; DERIVATIZATION; PROCESS MODEL; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BICYCLO COMPOUNDS, HETEROCYCLIC; CATALYSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PYRROLIDINES; RHODIUM; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 10944233531     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200461722     Document Type: Article

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