Kinetic Resolution of Epoxides by a C-C Bond-Forming Reaction: Highly Enantioselective Addition of Indoles to cis, trans, and meso Aromatic Epoxides Catalyzed by [Cr(salen)] Complexes

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 84-87

  Bandini, Marco ^a   Cozzi, Pier Giorgio ^a   Melchiorre, Paolo ^a   Umani Ronchi, Achille ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aromatic epoxides; Asymmetric catalysis; Indoles; Kinetic resolution; N,O ligands

Indexed keywords

ENANTIOMERIC RESOLUTION;

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BONDS; EPOXY RESINS; ISOMERS; REACTION KINETICS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

AROMATIC COMPOUND; CHROMIUM; EPOXIDE; INDOLE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; STILBENE OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CIS ISOMER; COVALENT BOND; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; KINETICS; RING OPENING; TRANS ISOMER;

EID: 33745830746     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200352073     Document Type: Article

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