Elucidating the mechanism of the asymmetric aza-Michael reaction

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 4602-4613

  Phua, Pim Huat ^a   Mathew, Suju P ^a   White, Andrew J P ^a   De Vries, Johannes G ^b   Blackmond, Donna G ^a   Hii, King Kuok ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b DSM Pharmaceutical Products   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asymmetric catalysis; Kinetics; Michael addition; Palladium; Reaction mechanism

Indexed keywords

DERIVATIVES; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PALLADIUM; REACTION KINETICS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; MICHAEL ADDITION; PRODUCT INHIBITION; REACTION MECHANISM;

ADDITION REACTIONS;

ANILINE; ANILINE DERIVATIVE; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; IMIDE; LIGAND; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND; PALLADIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; KINETICS; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS; TIME; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ANILINE COMPOUNDS; AZA COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; IMIDES; KINETICS; LIGANDS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; PALLADIUM; STEREOISOMERISM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34250345143     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200601706     Document Type: Article

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