Asymmetric catalysis of intramolecular cyclopropanation of 5-aryl-1-diazo-1-mesitylsulfonyl-5-hexen-2-ones

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 347, Issue 11-13, 2005, Pages 1527-1532

  Sawada, Takashi ^a   Nakada, Masahisa ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asymmetric catalysis; Cyclization; Cyclopropanes; Diazo compounds; Enantioselectivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 27544488739     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.200505173     Document Type: Article

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