Catalytic enantioselective synthesis of chiral phthalides by Sml 2-mediated reductive cyclization of 2-acylarylcarboxylates

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 128, Issue 17, 2006, Pages 5624-5625

  Huang, Ling Lin ^a   Xu, Ming Hua ^a,b   Lin, Guo Qiang ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; NATURAL PRODUCT; PHTHALIDE DERIVATIVE; SAMARIUM DIIODIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHIRALITY; CYCLIZATION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 33646580706     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja061114z     Document Type: Article

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36. For details, see Supporting Information.