N-phosphinoylimines: An emerging class of reactive intermediates for stereoselective organic synthesis

Synthesis

Volumn , Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1205-1227

  Weinreb, Steven M ^a   Orr, Robert K ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amines; Chiral catalysts; Diastereoselective synthesis; Enantio selective synthesis; Imines

Indexed keywords

MOLECULES; NITROGEN; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

MILD ACIDIC CONDITIONS; NITROGEN-CONTAINING MOLECULES; REACTIVE INTERMEDIATES; STEREOSELECTIVE PROCESSES;

AMINES;

ANION; AZIRIDINE DERIVATIVE; CARBON; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; HYDROGEN; IMINE; LIGAND; N PHOSPHINOYLIMINE DERIVATIVE; NITRILE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND; OXAZIRIDINE DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDITY; ADDITION REACTION; BAYLIS HILLMAN REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHIRALITY; CYCLOADDITION; DEPROTECTION REACTION; DIASTEREOISOMER; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; MANNICH REACTION; OXIDATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 20344364640     PISSN: 00397881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-865315     Document Type: Review

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