An unprecedented rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric intermolecular hydroacylation reaction with salicylaldehydes

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 349, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1185-1198

  Stemmler, René T ^a   Bolm, Carsten ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asymmetric catalysis; C H activation; Phosphane ligands; Phosphites; Phosphoramidites; Rhodium

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547213920     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: 15213897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.200600583     Document Type: Article

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