Indium-bipyridine catalyzed, enantioselective aminolysis of meso-epoxides

Synlett

Volumn , Issue 13, 2007, Pages 2136-2138

  Mai, Enzo ^a   Schneider, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amine; Asymmetric catalysis; Bipyridine; Epoxides; Indium

Indexed keywords

1,2 AMINO ALCOHOL; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; BIPYRIDINE; EPOXIDE; INDIUM 111; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINOLYSIS; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENANTIOMER; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY;

EID: 34548190827     PISSN: 09365214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-984902     Document Type: Article

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