Facile evolution of asymmetric organocatalysts in water assisted by surfactant Brønsted acids

Tetrahedron

Volumn 63, Issue 46, 2007, Pages 11307-11314

  Luo, Sanzhong ^a   Xu, Hui ^a   Li, Jiuyuan ^a   Zhang, Long ^b   Mi, Xueling ^b   Zheng, Xiaoxi ^a   Cheng, Jin Pei ^a,b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aldol; Chiral amine; Michael addition; Surfactant Br nsted acids

Indexed keywords

BRONSTED ACID; DODECYLBENZENESULFONIC ACID; KETONE DERIVATIVE; SURFACTANT; WATER;

ALDOL REACTION; ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; CATALYST; CHIRALITY; MICELLE; MICHAEL ADDITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 34848919493     PISSN: 00404020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2007.08.096     Document Type: Article

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