Highly efficient dynamic kinetic resolution of azlactones by urea-based bifunctional organocatalysts

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 807-811

  Berkessel, Albrecht ^a   Cleemann, Felix ^a   Mukherjee, Santanu ^a   Müller, Thomas N ^a   Lex, Johann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Azlactones; Kinetic resolution; Organocatalysts; Urea

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CATALYSTS; UREA;

AZLACTONES; DYNAMIC KINETIC RESOLUTION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; ORGANOCATALYSTS;

REACTION KINETICS;

AZLACTONE DERIVATIVE; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; THIOUREA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENANTIOMER; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

CATALYSIS; KINETICS; LACTONES; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; UREA;

EID: 13444270903     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200461442     Document Type: Article

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