Highly efficient and enantioselective cyclization of aromatic imines via directed C-H bond activation

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 126, Issue 23, 2004, Pages 7192-7193

  Thalji, Reema K ^a   Ellman, Jonathan A ^a   Bergman, Robert G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; HYDROGEN; IMINE; PHOSPHITE; PHOSPHORAMIDOUS ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; CHELATION; CHEMICAL BOND; CHIRALITY; CYCLIZATION; DIASTEREOISOMER; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; METHODOLOGY; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REACTION ANALYSIS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STEREOSPECIFICITY;

CARBON; CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; HYDROGEN; IMINES; IMIPRAMINE; LIGANDS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 2942528733     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja0394986     Document Type: Article

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