Catalytic enantioselective pyrrole alkylations of α,β- unsaturated 2-acyl imidazoles

Organic Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2249-2252

  Evans, David A ^a   Fandrick, Keith R ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELIOTRIDANE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; PYRROLIZIDINE ALKALOID;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ALKYLATION; CATALYSIS; IMIDAZOLES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PYRROLES; PYRROLIZIDINE ALKALOIDS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 33745683557     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol060576e     Document Type: Article

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