Direct and Enantioselective Organocatalytic α-Chlorination of Aldehydes

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 126, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 4108-4109

  Brochu, Michael P ^a   Brown, Sean P ^a   MacMillan, David W C ^a  

^a California Institute of Technology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE;

AMINATION; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHLORINATION; CYCLIZATION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; HALOGENATION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 1842450587     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja049562z     Document Type: Article

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