Efficient enantioselective synthesis of piperidines through catalytic asymmetric ring-opening/cross-metathesis reactions

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 46, Issue 24, 2007, Pages 4534-4538

  Cortez, G Alex ^a   Schrock, Richard R ^b   Hoveyda, Amir H ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetric catalysis; Molybdenum; Olefin metathesis; Piperidines; Ruthenium

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CHIRALITY; ENANTIOMERS; FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS; MOLYBDENUM; OLEFINS; RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; OLEFIN METATHESIS; PIPERIDINES;

ENANTIOSELECTIVITY;

ALKENE; MOLYBDENUM; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE; RUTHENIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ALKENES; CATALYSIS; MOLYBDENUM; PIPERIDINES; RUTHENIUM; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 34250718022     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200605130     Document Type: Article

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