Highly enantioselective direct reductive coupling of conjugated alkynes and α-ketoesters via rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 718-719

  Kong, Jong Rock ^a   Ngai, Ming Yu ^a   Krísche, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYNE; ALPHA KETOESTER DERIVATIVE; ESTER DERIVATIVE; RHODIUM DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADDITION REACTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONJUGATION; ENANTIOMER; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; HYDROGENATION; REDUCTION KINETICS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

ALCOHOLS; ALKYNES; CATALYSIS; ESTERS; HYDROGENATION; KETONES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; RHODIUM; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 31444453628     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja056474l     Document Type: Article

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