Mimicry of polyketide synthases - Enantioselective 1,4-addition reactions of malonic acid half-thioesters to nitroolefins

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 46, Issue 36, 2007, Pages 6841-6844

  Lubkoll, Jana ^a   Wennemers, Helma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Asymmetric synthesis; Biomimetic synthesis; Cinchona alkaloids; Enzymes; Organocatalysis

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; ENZYMES; ORGANOMETALLICS; SYNTHETIC METALS; UREA;

ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; BIOMIMETIC SYNTHESIS; CINCHONA ALKALOIDS; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASES;

ADDITION REACTIONS;

ALKENE; ESTER; MALONIC ACID; MALONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; STEREOISOMERISM;

ALKENES; ESTERS; MALONATES; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 34548771245     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200702187     Document Type: Article

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