Asymmetric Claisen rearrangements enabled by catalytic asymmetric Di(allyl) ether synthesis

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 128, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 4232-4233

  Nelson, Scott G ^a   Wang, Kan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKENE; DIMETHYL ETHER; ETHER DERIVATIVE;

ALLYLATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHIRALITY; CLAISEN REARRANGEMENT; ENANTIOMER; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; ISOMERIZATION; PROTON TRANSPORT; SYNTHESIS;

ALLYL COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; ETHERS; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; PROPANOLS; ZINC;

EID: 33645470784     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja058172p     Document Type: Article

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