Enantioselective Michael addition of α-substituted cyanoacetates to vinyl ketones catalyzed by bifunctional organocatalysts

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 319-327

  Liu, Tian Yu ^a   Li, Rui ^b   Chai, Qian ^a   Long, Jun ^a   Li, Bang Jing ^b   Wu, Yong ^a   Ding, Li Sheng ^b   Chen, Ying Chun ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Asymmetric organocatalysis; Cyanoacetate; Michael addition; Thiourea

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; ESTERS; HYDROGEN BONDS; KETONES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS; AMINO ACIDS; CATALYSTS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; ESTERIFICATION; RATE CONSTANTS; REACTION KINETICS; THIOUREAS;

ASYMMETRIC ORGANOCATALYSIS; CYANOACETATE; MICHAEL ADDITION; THIOUREA;

ADDITION REACTIONS;

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; AMINO ACID; CYANIDE; KETONE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON; STEREOISOMERISM; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ACETATES; AMINO ACIDS; CATALYSIS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; CYANIDES; ELECTRONS; KETONES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM;

ABSOLUTE CONFIGURATION; ASYMMETRIC ORGANOCATALYSIS; CYANOACETATE; ENANTIOSELECTIVE MICHAEL ADDITION; MICHAEL ADDITIONS; MULTIFUNCTIONAL COMPOUNDS; MULTIPLE HYDROGEN BONDING; QUATERNARY STEREOCENTERS;

EID: 33845956359     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200600796     Document Type: Article

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