Asymmetric catalysis in aqueous media

Pure and Applied Chemistry

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 235-245

  Kobayashi, Shu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Catalytic asymmetric reactions; Hydroxymethylation of silicon enolates; Lewis acids; Reactions in aqueous media; Sc(OTf)3 chiral bipyridine ligand

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846927506     PISSN: 00334545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1351/pac200779020235     Document Type: Conference Paper

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