Desymmetrisation of a centrosymmetric molecule by carbon-carbon bond formation: Asymmetric aldol reactions of a centrosymmetric dialdehyde

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 5857-5861

  Dodd, Karen ^a   Morton, Daniel ^a   Worden, Stephen ^a   Narquizian, Robert ^b   Nelson, Adam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Preclinical Research   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aldol reaction; Asymmetric synthesis; Desymmetrisation; Stereochemistry

Indexed keywords

ALDOL REACTION; ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; DESYMMETRISATION;

CARBON; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL BONDS; NUCLEOPHILES; REACTION KINETICS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

3-HYDROXYBUTANAL; ALDEHYDE; ALDOL; CARBON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; STEREOISOMERISM;

ALDEHYDES; CARBON; CATALYSIS; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM; ZINC;

EID: 34547204461     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200700277     Document Type: Article

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