Enantioselective, cyclopentene-forming annulations via NHC-catalyzed benzoin-oxy-Cope reactions

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 129, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 3520-3521

  Chiang, Pei Chen ^a   Kaeobamrung, Juthanat ^a   Bode, Jeffrey W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZOIN; CYCLOPENTENE DERIVATIVE;

ANNULATION REACTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY;

BENZOIN; CATALYSIS; CYCLOPENTANES; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; HYDROCARBONS; METHANE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXYGEN; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 33947696588     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja0705543     Document Type: Article

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