Diastereoselective synthesis of 4,5′-bis-proline compounds via reductive dimerization of N-acyloxyiminium ions

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1814-1817

  Zanardi, Franca ^a   Sartori, Andrea ^a   Curti, Claudio ^a   Battistini, Lucia ^a   Rassu, Gloria ^b   Nicastro, Giuseppe ^c   Casiraghi, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c Centro Interdipartimentale Misure Giuseppe Casnati   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANNICH REACTIONS; METAL-FREE CATALYSTS; N-ACYLOXYIMINIUM IONS; PROLINE DIMERS;

CATALYSTS; DIMERIZATION; DIMERS; IONS; REACTION KINETICS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

N ACYLOXYIMINIUM; PROLINE DERIVATIVE; PYRROLIDINE DERIVATIVE; SAMARIUM DIIODIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALDOL REACTION; AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; CATALYST; DIASTEREOISOMER; DIMERIZATION; MANNICH REACTION; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; REDUCTION; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

CATALYSIS; IMINES; MANNICH BASES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PROLINE; SAMARIUM; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, INFRARED; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 33847620667     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo062406l     Document Type: Article

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