Enantioselective synthesis of planar-chiral metacyclophanes through rhodium-catalyzed alkyne cyclotrimerization

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 129, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1522-1523

  Tanaka, Ken ^a   Sagae, Hiromi ^a   Toyoda, Kazuki ^a   Noguchi, Keiichi ^a   Hirano, Masao ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYNE; CYCLOPHANE DERIVATIVE; METACYCLOPHANE DERIVATIVE; RHODIUM COMPLEX;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHIRALITY; COMPLEX FORMATION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; SYNTHESIS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 33846953245     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja0679127     Document Type: Article

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