Highly enantioselective hydrogenation of α-dehydroamino esters and itaconates with triphosphorous bidentate ligands and the unprecedented solvent effect thereof

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1020-1023

  Zhang, Weicheng ^a   Zhang, Xumu ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; AMINES; CATALYST SELECTIVITY; HYDROGENATION; PALLADIUM COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; SOLVENTS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ALPHA-DEHYDROAMINO ESTERS; CHIRALITIES; ENANTIOSELECTIVE HYDROGENATION; SOLVENT EFFECT;

ESTERS;

2 BUTANONE; 2,3 DEHYDRO AMINO ACID; ESTER DERIVATIVE; ITACONIC ACID; LIGAND; PALLADIUM COMPLEX; PHOSPHINE DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHORAMIDOUS ACID DERIVATIVE; RHENIUM; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHIRALITY; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; HYDROGENATION; SOLVENT EFFECT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BUTANONES; CATALYSIS; ESTERS; HYDROGENATION; LIGANDS; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PALLADIUM; PHOSPHINES; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; SOLVENTS; STEREOISOMERISM; SUCCINATES; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 33846895705     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo0622429     Document Type: Article

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