Catalytic asymmetric rearrangement of α,α-disubstituted α-siloxy aldehydes to optically active acyloins using axially chiral organoaluminum Lewis acids

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 129, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2410-2411

  Ooi, Takashi ^a,b   Ohmatsu, Kohsuke ^a   Maruoka, Keiji ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; ALUMINUM DERIVATIVE; KETONE; LEWIS ACID; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHIRALITY; SYNTHESIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 33847609216     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja063051q     Document Type: Article

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