Very mild, enantioselective synthesis of propargylamines catalyzed by copper(I)-bisimine complexes

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 2064-2070

  Colombo, Federica ^a   Benaglia, Maurizio ^a   Orlandi, Simonetta ^a   Usuelli, Fabio ^a   Celentano, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYLACETYLENES; CHIRAL LIGANDS; REACTION CONDITIONS;

CATALYSIS; COMPLEXATION; COPPER COMPOUNDS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

AMINES;

ACETYLENE DERIVATIVE; ALKYL GROUP; AMINE; COPPER COMPLEX; IMINE; NAPHTHYL GROUP; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE;

ADDITION REACTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHIRALITY; ENANTIOMER; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; OPTICAL ROTATION; QUANTUM YIELD; REACTION ANALYSIS; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

ACETYLENE; ALKYNES; AMINES; CATALYSIS; COPPER; IMINES; LIGANDS; PARGYLINE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 33644656759     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo052481g     Document Type: Article

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