Organocatalytic asymmetric direct α-alkynylation of cyclic β-ketoesters

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 441-449

  Poulsen, Thomas B ^a   Bernardi, Luca ^a   Alemán, José ^a   Overgaard, Jacob ^a   Jørgensen, Karl Anker ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYNYLATING REAGENTS; CYCLIC Β-KETOESTERS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITIES; NUCLEOPHILIC ACETYLENIC SUBSTITUTION;

BROMINE COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); X RAY ANALYSIS;

ESTERS;

1,4 ENYNE DERIVATIVE; 4 NITROPHENOLATE; ALKYL GROUP; ALLYL COMPOUND; AMIDE; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; CYCLIC BETA KETOESTER DERIVATIVE; ESTER DERIVATIVE; KETONE; KETONE DERIVATIVE; NITROPHENOL; OXINDOLE DERIVATIVE; SULFONE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKYNYLATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHIRALITY; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; OPTICAL ROTATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ALKYLATION; ALKYNES; CATALYSIS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; ESTERS; KETONES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 33846220324     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja067289q     Document Type: Article

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