Enantioselective hydrogenation of allylphthalimides: An efficient method for the synthesis of β-methyl chiral amines

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 44, Issue 31, 2005, Pages 4933-4935

  Wang, Chun Jiang ^a   Sun, Xianfeng ^a   Zhang, Xumu ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amines; Asymmetric catalysis; Enantioselectivity; Hydrogenation; Ruthenium

Indexed keywords

AMINES; CATALYSIS; COMPLEXATION; HYDROGENATION; HYDROLYSIS; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ALLLYLPHTHALIMIDES; ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; CHIRAL AMINES; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY;

REACTION KINETICS;

AMINE; HYDROGEN; PHTHALIMIDE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; HYDROGENATION; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

AMINES; CATALYSIS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGENATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHTHALIMIDES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 23744487431     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200501332     Document Type: Article

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