Asymmetric Strecker reaction of aldimines using aqueous potassium cyanide by phase-transfer catalysis of chiral quaternary ammonium salts with a tetranaphthyl backbone

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 128, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2548-2549

  Ooi, Takashi ^a   Uematsu, Yukitaka ^a   Maruoka, Keiji ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDIMINE; IMINE; NAPHTHYL GROUP; POTASSIUM CYANIDE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; TOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHIRALITY; CYANATION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STRECKER SYNTHESIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 33644650967     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja058066n     Document Type: Article

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