A homo-proline tetrazole as an improved organocatalyst for the asymmetric Michael addition of carbonyl compounds to nitro-olefins

Synlett

Volumn , Issue 4, 2005, Pages 611-614

  Mitchell, Claire E T ^a   Cobb, Alexander J A ^a   Ley, Steven V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asymmetric; Homoproline; Nitro Michael; Organocatalysis; Tetrazole

Indexed keywords

ALKENE DERIVATIVE; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; NITRO DERIVATIVE; PROLINE DERIVATIVE; TETRAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; ENANTIOMER; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; MICHAEL ADDITION; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 15444376219     PISSN: 09365214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-862392     Document Type: Article

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