Asymmetric Diels-Alder reactions of chiral cyclopropylidene imide dienophiles: Preparation of gem-dimethyl- and spirocyclopropane norbornyl carboxylic acids

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 2192-2195

  Kuethe, Jeffrey T ^a   Zhao, Dalian ^a   Humphrey, Guy R ^a   Journet, Michel ^a   McKeown, Arlene E ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEM-DIMETHYL; N-ACYLOXAZOLIDINONES; RAPID ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS;

PHASE TRANSITIONS; REACTION KINETICS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS;

CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CYCLOPENTADIENE DERIVATIVE; CYCLOPROPANE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; CATALYST; CHIRALITY; CYCLOADDITION; DIELS ALDER REACTION; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CYCLOPROPANES; IMIDES; NORBORNANES; SPIRO COMPOUNDS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 33644661045     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo052516c     Document Type: Article

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