Cu-catalysed asymmetric 1,4-addition of Me3Al to nitroalkenes. Synthesis of (+)-ibuprofen

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1529-1532

  Polet, Damien ^a   Alexakis, Alexandre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aluminium; Asymmetry; Conjugate addition; Copper; Ibuprofen; Nitro

Indexed keywords

ALKENE; ALUMINUM DERIVATIVE; COPPER DERIVATIVE; COPPER THIOPHENECARBOXYLIC ACID; IBUPROFEN; PHOSPHORAMIDIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; DRUG SYNTHESIS; MICHAEL ADDITION; TRIMETHYLALUMINUM;

EID: 13444269426     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2005.01.007     Document Type: Article

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