Organocatalytic enantioselective Michael addition of thioacetic acid to enones

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 47, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 3145-3148

  Li, Hao ^a   Zu, Liansuo ^a   Wang, Jian ^a   Wang, Wei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Amine thiourea; Asymmetric organocatalysis; Enones; Michael addition reaction; Thioacetic acid

Indexed keywords

AMINE; THIOACETIC ACID; THIOUREA;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHIRALITY; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; MICHAEL ADDITION;

EID: 33646018958     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2006.02.140     Document Type: Article

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