Enantioselective imidazole-directed allylation of aldimines and ketimines

Organic Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 3699-3701

  Perl, Nicholas R ^a   Leighton, James L ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; ALLYL COMPOUND; ALLYLCHLOROSILANE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; IMINE; KETONE; SILANE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM;

ALDEHYDES; ALLYL COMPOUNDS; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; IMIDAZOLES; IMINES; KETONES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SILANES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 34548526596     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol701723w     Document Type: Article

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