Enantioselective organocatalytic Michael additions of aldehydes to enones with imidazolidinones: Cocatalyst effects and evidence for an enamine intermediate

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 127, Issue 33, 2005, Pages 11598-11599

  Peelen, Timothy J ^a,b   Chi, Yonggui ^a   Gellman, Samuel H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b LEBANON VALLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; IMIDAZOLIDINONE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADDITION REACTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHIRALITY; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; MICHAEL ADDITION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

ALDEHYDES; AMINES; CATALYSIS; HYDROGEN BONDING; IMIDAZOLIDINES; KETONES; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 23944490663     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja0532584     Document Type: Article

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