A mechanistic study on the catalytic, asymmetric α-bromination of acid chlorides

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1091-1100

  Dogo Isonagie, Cajetan ^a   Bekele, Tefsit ^b   France, Stefan ^c   Wolfer, Jamison ^a   Weatherwax, Anthony ^a   Taggi, Andrew E ^d   Paull, Daniel H ^a   Dudding, Travis ^e   Lectka, Thomas ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Milliken and Co   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^e BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

bromination; Asymmetric; Catalytic; Enantioselective

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250681402     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: 10990690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200600819     Document Type: Article

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