Organocatalytic sequential one-pot double cascade asymmetric synthesis of Wieland-Miescher ketone analogues from a knoevenagel/hydrogenation/robinson annulation sequence: Scope and applications of organocatalytic biomimetic reductions

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 5056-5068

  Ramachary, Dhevalapally B ^a   Kishor, Mamillapalli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,3-CYCLOHEXANEDIONE; CASCADE SYNTHESIS; REDUCTIVE ALKYLATION;

ALDEHYDES; BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; CYCLOHEXANE; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; ESTERS; HYDROGENATION;

KETONES;

5,5 DIMETHYL 1,3 CYCLOHEXANEDIONE; ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; CYCLOHEXANE DERIVATIVE; DIHYDRORESORCINOL; ESTER; KETONE DERIVATIVE; METHYLVINYL KETONE; PROLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; HYDROGENATION; KNOEVENAGEL CONDENSATION; ONE POT SYNTHESIS; REACTION ANALYSIS; REDUCTION; ROBINSON ANNULATION;

ALCOHOLS; ALDEHYDES; ALKENES; ALKYLATION; AMINO ACIDS; BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; CATALYSIS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; CYCLOHEXANES; HYDROGENATION; HYDROLYSIS; KETONES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SOLVENTS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 34447301519     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo070277i     Document Type: Article

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