Diels-alder in aqueous molecular hosts: Unusual regioselectivity and efficient catalysis

Science

Volumn 312, Issue 5771, 2006, Pages 251-254

  Yoshizawa, Michito ^a   Tamura, Masazumi ^a   Fujita, Makoto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; ENZYMES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PALLADIUM; SOLUTIONS;

AQUEOUS MOLECULAR HOSTS; EFFICIENT CATALYSIS; HOLLOW MOLECULAR STRUCTURES;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

ANTHRACENE; ENZYME; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND; PALLADIUM; PHTHALIMIDE; REAGENT;

CATALYSIS; ENZYME; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DIELS ALDER REACTION; GEOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

BETULACEAE;

EID: 33645811914     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1124985     Document Type: Article

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