Enantioselective organocatalytic aminomethylation of aldehydes: A role for ionic interactions and efficient access to β2-amino acids

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 128, Issue 21, 2006, Pages 6804-6805

  Chi, Yonggui ^a   Gellman, Samuel H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; BETA AMINO ACID; CARBOXYLIC ACID; HYDROGEN; IMINE; ION; PROLINE;

AMINOMETHYLATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENANTIOMER; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROGEN BOND; MANNICH REACTION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOSPECIFICITY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

ALDEHYDES; AMINES; AMINO ACIDS; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY, ORGANIC; ELECTROSTATICS; METHYLATION; PROLINE; PYRROLIDINES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 33744826542     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja061731n     Document Type: Article

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