Chiral N-heterocyclic carbene catalyzed, enantioselective oxodiene diels-alder reactions with low catalyst loadings

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 128, Issue 47, 2006, Pages 15088-15089

  He, Ming ^a   Uc, Gerson J ^a   Bode, Jeffrey W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; ALKENE; CARBENE; CHLORINE DERIVATIVE; ENOLATE; ESTER; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; OXODIENE;

ANNULATION REACTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CHIRALITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIASTEREOISOMER; DIELS ALDER REACTION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRECURSOR; RACEMIC MIXTURE; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STOICHIOMETRY; SYNTHESIS;

ALDEHYDES; ALKENES; CATALYSIS; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; HYDROCARBONS; KETONES; LACTONES; METHANE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 33845202285     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja066380r     Document Type: Article

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