A new organocatalyst for 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions of nitrones to α,β-unsaturated aldehydes

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 277-280

  Chow, San San ^a   Nevalainen, Marta ^a   Evans, Catherine A ^a   Johannes, Charles W ^a  

^a Infinity Pharmaceuticals Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

3+2 Cycloadditions; Asymmetric catalysis; Diphenyl prolinol; Enantioselectivity; Isoxazolidines; Nitrones; Organocatalysis

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; ISOXAZOLIDINE DERIVATIVE; NITRONE DERIVATIVE; TRIFLUOROMETHANESULFONIC ACID;

ADDITION REACTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CYCLOADDITION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY;

EID: 33845192393     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2006.11.029     Document Type: Article

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