Enantioselective nitroaldol reaction of α-ketoesters catalyzed by cinchona alkaloids

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 732-733

  Li, Hongming ^a   Wang, Baomin ^a   Deng, Li ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CINCHONA ALKALOID; ESTER DERIVATIVE; KETONE DERIVATIVE; NITRO DERIVATIVE;

ADDITION REACTION; ALDOL REACTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CONJUGATION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR STABILITY; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOSPECIFICITY;

ALDEHYDES; CATALYSIS; CINCHONA ALKALOIDS; ESTERS; KETONES; NITRO COMPOUNDS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 31444439419     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja057237l     Document Type: Article

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