Enantio- and diastereoselective michael addition reactions of unmodified aldehydes and ketones with nitroolefins catalyzed by a pyrrolidine sulfonamide

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 4321-4332

  Wang, Jian ^a   Li, Hao ^a   Lou, Bihshow ^b   Zu, Liansuo ^a   Guo, Hua ^a   Wang, Wei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Asymmetric catalysis; Michael addition; Nitroolefin; Organocatalysis; Pyrrolidine sulfonamide

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDES; CATALYSIS; COMPUTATION THEORY; OLEFINS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; MICHAEL ADDITION; NITROOLEFIN; ORGANOCATALYSIS; PYRROLIDINE SULFONAMIDE;

ADDITION REACTIONS;

EID: 33744808244     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200600115     Document Type: Article

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