The Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Mannich Reaction

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 102-112

  Córdova, Armando ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINO ACID; AMINE; AMINO ACID; AMINOALCOHOL; BETA AMINO ACID; BETA LACTAM; IMINE; LACTAM; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; MANNICH REACTION; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

AMINES; AMINO ACIDS; AMINO ALCOHOLS; CATALYSIS; LACTAMS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 1642415515     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar030231l     Document Type: Article

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