Reactions of iminium ions with Michael acceptors through a Morita-Baylis-Hillman-type reaction: Enantiocontrol and applications in synthesis

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1893-1896

  Myers, Eddie L ^a   De Vries, Johannes G ^b   Aggarwal, Varinder K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Catalysis and Development   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

C C coupling; Lewis acids; Lewis bases; Mannich reaction; Morita Baylis Hillman reaction

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; REACTION KINETICS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

C-C COUPLING; LEWIS ACIDS; LEWIS BASES; MANNICH REACTION; MORITA-BAYLIS-HILLMAN REACTION;

IONS;

DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; IMINE; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE; PYRROLIDINE DERIVATIVE; PYRROLIZIDINE ALKALOID; RETRONECINE; SULFIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

IMINES; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PIPERIDINES; PYRROLIDINES; PYRROLIZIDINE ALKALOIDS; STEREOISOMERISM; SULFIDES;

EID: 34249688755     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200604715     Document Type: Article

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