The Mannich reaction of malonates with simple imines catalyzed by bifunctional cinchona alkaloids: Enantioselective synthesis of β-amino acids

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 128, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 6048-6049

  Song, Jun ^a   Wang, Yi ^a   Deng, Li ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CINCHONA ALKALOID; DIMETHYLMALONATE; IMINE; MALONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; N BENZYLOXYCARBONYLIMINE; THIOUREA DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHIRALITY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROGEN BOND; MANNICH REACTION; REACTION ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

AMINO ACIDS; CATALYSIS; CINCHONA ALKALOIDS; IMINES; MALONATES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 33646511310     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja060716f     Document Type: Article

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