Catalytic enantioselective aza-Henry reaction with broad substrate scope

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 127, Issue 50, 2005, Pages 17622-17623

  Palomo, Claudio ^a   Oiarbide, Mikel ^a   Laso, Antonio ^a   López, Rosa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZOMETHINE DERIVATIVE; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; SULFONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AZA HENRY REACTION; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; MANNICH REACTION; PHASE TRANSITION; REACTION ANALYSIS; STOICHIOMETRY;

EID: 29344438414     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja056594t     Document Type: Article

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