Highly stereoselective formal [3 + 3] cycloaddition of enals and azomethine imines catalyzed by N-heterocyclic carbenes

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 129, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 5334-5335

  Chan, Audrey ^a   Scheidt, Karl A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBENOID; IMINE;

ACYLATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CYCLOADDITION; DIASTEREOISOMER; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

ACROLEIN; AZO COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; CYCLIZATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; HYDROGEN BONDING; IMINES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; STEREOISOMERISM; THIOSEMICARBAZONES;

EID: 34247874549     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja0709167     Document Type: Article

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