Enantioselective alkylation of acyclic α,α-disubstituted tributyltin enolates catalyzed by a {Cr(salen)} complex

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 46, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 3701-3705

  Doyle, Abigail G ^a   Jacobsen, Eric N ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkylation; Asymmetric catalysis; Chromium; Enolates; N,O ligands

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATION; AMINES; CATALYSIS; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; ISOMERS;

CATIONIC METAL COMPLEX; DIANIONS; STEREOCENTERS; TRIBUTYLTIN ENOLATES;

MIXTURES;

CHROMIUM; KETONE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND; ORGANOTIN COMPOUND; TRIBUTYLTIN;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ALKYLATION; CATALYSIS; CHROMIUM; KETONES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; STEREOISOMERISM; TRIALKYLTIN COMPOUNDS;

EID: 34250891887     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200604901     Document Type: Article

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