An Expedient and Practical Method for the Synthesis of A Diverse Series of Cyclopropane α-Amino Acids and Amines

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1262-1269

  Wurz, Ryan P ^a   Charette, André B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINES; CATALYSTS; ESTERS; OLEFINS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CYCLOPROPANATION;

AMINO ACIDS;

ALPHA AMINO ACID; AMINE; CARNOSADINE; CORONATINE; CYCLOPROPANE DERIVATIVE; ESTER; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; IODOBENZENE; NITRO DERIVATIVE; NITROCYCLOPROPANE CARBOXYLATE; RHODIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CATALYST; CYCLOPROPANATION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REDUCTION; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

AMINES; AMINO ACIDS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CYCLOPROPANES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; RHODIUM;

EID: 1242352457     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo035596y     Document Type: Article

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