Cu(I)-catalyzed direct enantioselective cross aldol-type reaction of acetonitrile

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Volumn 7, Issue 17, 2005, Pages 3757-3760

  Suto, Yutaka ^a   Tsuji, Riichiro ^a   Kanai, Motomu ^a   Shibasaki, Masakatsu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

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EID: 24044453210     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol051423e     Document Type: Article

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25. tBu (3.0 mg, 0.027 mmol). After stirring for 10 min at room temperature, aldehyde 4e was added slowly over 5 h using a syringe pump. After the addition was completed, the mixture was stirred further for 10 min to complete the reaction.