In search of new approaches to asymmetric conjugate addition: Screening studies on the use of [Zn(bpy*)X(R)] reagents and α,β- unsaturated amide Michael acceptors

Collection of Czechoslovak Chemical Communications

Volumn 72, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1107-1121

  Blake, Alexander J ^a   Giunta, Daniela ^a   Jonathanss SHANNON, ^a   Solinas, Maurizio ^a   Walzer, Francesca ^a   Woodward, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

1,4 additions; Asymmetric conjugate additions; Bipyridyl complexes; Copper catalysis; Enamides; Grignard reagents; Phosphoramidite ligands; X ray diffraction; Zinc

Indexed keywords

EID: 34948861176     PISSN: 00100765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1135/cccc20071107     Document Type: Article

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