Mimicking aldolases through organocatalysis: Syn-selective aldol reactions with protected dihydroxyacetone

Organic Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 3445-3448

  Utsumi, Naoto ^a   Lmai, Masanori ^a   Tanaka, Fujie ^a   Ramasastry, S S V ^a   Barbas III, Carlos F ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3-HYDROXYBUTANAL; ALDEHYDE; ALDOL; DIHYDROXYACETONE; FRUCTOSE BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE; LYASE; THREONINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; STEREOISOMERISM;

ALDEHYDE-LYASES; ALDEHYDES; CATALYSIS; DIHYDROXYACETONE; FRUCTOSE-BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; STEREOISOMERISM; THREONINE;

EID: 34548192245     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol701467s     Document Type: Article

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