Density functional study of enantioselectivity in the 2-methylproline- catalyzed α-alkylation of aldehydes

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 320-326

  Fu, Aiping ^a   List, Benjamin ^a   Thiel, Walter ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KOHLENFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINES; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

ELECTROSTATIC ACTIVATION; METHYLPROLINE; STEREOSELECTIVITY;

ALDEHYDES;

2 METHYLPROLINE; ALDEHYDE; BASE; ENAMINE; HALOALDEHYDE; PROLINE; PROLINE DERIVATIVE; TRIETHYLAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRICITY; ENANTIOMER; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; MOLECULAR STABILITY; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SUBSTITUTION REACTION;

EID: 31144440036     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo052088a     Document Type: Article

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