Dynamic ligand exchange of the lanthanide complex leading to structural and functional transformation: One-pot sequential catalytic asymmetric epoxidation-regioselective epoxide-opening process

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 127, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 2147-2155

  Tosaki, Shin Ya ^a   Tsuji, Riichiro ^a   Ohshima, Takashi ^a   Shibasaki, Masakatsu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CATALYSTS; COMPLEXATION; IN SITU PROCESSING; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; OXIDATION;

EPOXIDATION; LANTHANIDE COMPLEXES; LIGAND EXCHANGE; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

RARE EARTH ELEMENTS;

AMIDE; AZIDE; CARBON; EPOXIDE; LANTHANIDE; LIGAND; OXYGEN DERIVATIVE; SAMARIUM; SILICON DERIVATIVE; SULFUR DERIVATIVE;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPLEX FORMATION; ENANTIOMER; EPOXIDATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; REACTION ANALYSIS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 13944249839     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja043770+     Document Type: Article

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