Asymmetric construction of quaternary stereocenters by direct organocatalytic amination of α-substituted α-cyanoacetates and β-dicarbonyl compounds

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 126, Issue 26, 2004, Pages 8120-8121

  Saaby, Steen ^a   Bella, Marco ^a   Jørgensen, Karl Anker ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; NITRILE;

AMINATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHIRALITY; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 3042770799     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja047704j     Document Type: Article

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