Asymmetric organocatalytic epoxidation of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes with hydrogen peroxide

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 127, Issue 19, 2005, Pages 6964-6965

  Marigo, Mauro ^a   Franzén, Johan ^a   Poulsen, Thomas B ^a   Zhuang, Wei ^a   Jørgensen, Karl Anker ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 PHENYLOXIRANE 2 CARBALDEHYDE; ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; ALKENE; CINNAMALDEHYDE; EPOXIDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LEWIS ACID; PYRROLIDINE DERIVATIVE; SEX PHEROMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHIRALITY; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; EPOXIDATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

EID: 18744407280     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja051808s     Document Type: Article

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