High performance of Rh(Phebox) catalysts in asymmetric reductive aldol reaction: High anti-selectivity

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 127, Issue 19, 2005, Pages 6972-6973

  Nishiyama, Hisao ^a   Shiomi, Takushi ^a   Tsuchiya, Yasunori ^a   Matsuda, Isamu ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

2,6 BIS(2 OXAZOLINYL)PHENYL; ACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ACRYLIC ACID TERT BUTYL ESTER; BENZALDEHYDE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; LIGAND; NITROGEN; PHOSPHINE; RHODIUM; SILANE; TOLUENE; TRANSITION ELEMENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALDOL REACTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BOND; CHIRALITY; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STOICHIOMETRY;

EID: 18744395482     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja050698m     Document Type: Article

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