Thiourea-catalyzed enantioselective cyanosilylation of ketones

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 127, Issue 25, 2005, Pages 8964-8965

  Fuerst, Douglas E ^a   Jacobsen, Eric N ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; KETONE DERIVATIVE; LEWIS ACID; SCHIFF BASE; THIOUREA DERIVATIVE; UREA DERIVATIVE;

ADDITION REACTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHIRALITY; CYANATION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; HYDROGEN BOND; MANNICH REACTION; PICTET SPENGLER REACTION; SILYLATION; SYNTHESIS;

CATALYSIS; CYANIDES; KETONES; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; STEREOISOMERISM; THIOUREA; TRIMETHYLSILYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 21244472590     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja052511x     Document Type: Article

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