Chiral phosphoric acids: Powerful organocatalysts for asymmetric addition reactions to imines

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 45, Issue 24, 2006, Pages 3909-3912

  Connon, Stephen J ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Amines; Asymmetric synthesis; Enantioselectivity; Organocatalysis; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; ORGANOCATALYSIS;

PHOSPHORIC ACID;

EID: 33746272976     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200600529     Document Type: Review

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