Enantioselective desymmetrization of meso epoxides with anilines catalyzed by a niobium complex of a chiral multidentate binol derivative

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 955-957

  Arai, Kenzo ^a   Salter, Matthew M ^a   Yamashita, Yasuhiro ^a   Kobayashi, Shu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asymmetric catalysis; Desymmetrization; Epoxides; Lewis acids; Niobium

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; BENZENE; CATALYSIS; COMPLEXATION; DERIVATIVES; NIOBIUM;

ANILINES; ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; DESYMMETRIZATION; LEWIS ACIDS; MESO EPOXIDES; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION;

EPOXY RESINS;

ANILINE DERIVATIVE; EPOXIDE; NAPHTHOL DERIVATIVE; NIOBIUM; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ANILINE COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; EPOXY COMPOUNDS; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; NAPHTHOLS; NIOBIUM; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 33846700813     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200603787     Document Type: Article

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