A Brønsted acid and Lewis base organocatalyst for the aza-Morita-Baylis-Hillman reaction

Synlett

Volumn , Issue 5, 2006, Pages 761-765

  Matsui, Katsuya ^a   Takizawa, Shinobu ^a   Sasai, Hiroaki ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bifunctional catalyst; Br nsted acid; Enantioselective aza Morita Baylis Hillman reaction; Lewis base; Organocatalysis

Indexed keywords

2,2' DIHYDROXY 1,1' BINAPHTHYL; 3 (3 DIPHENYLPHOSPHINOPHENYL) 2,2' DIHYDROXY 1,1' BINAPHTHYL; IMINE; KETONE; LEWIS BASE; N TOSYLIMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BAYLIS HILLMAN REACTION; CATALYST; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENANTIOMER; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 33645395732     PISSN: 09365214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-933112     Document Type: Article

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