Phase-transfer-catalyzed asymmetric Darzens reaction using a new chiral ammonium salt

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1845-1848

  Arai, Shigeru ^a,b   Tokumaru, Kazuyuki ^a   Aoyama, Toyohiko ^a  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asymmetric synthesis; Darzens reaction; Phase transfer

Indexed keywords

AMIDE; AMMONIA;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHIRALITY; DARZENS REACTION; PHASE TRANSITION;

EID: 1242338935     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2004.01.009     Document Type: Article

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