Catalytic asymmetric Pictet-Spengler reactions via sulfenyliminium ions

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 46, Issue 39, 2007, Pages 7485-7487

  Wanner, Martin J ^a   Van Der Haas, Richard N S ^a   De Cuba, Kimberly R ^a   Van Maarseveen, Jan H ^a   Hiemstra, Henk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asymmetric catalysis; Chiral phosphoric acids; Enantioselectivity; Pictet Spengler reaction; Sulfenamides

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; REACTION KINETICS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; CHIRAL PHOSPHORIC ACIDS; PICTET SPENGLER REACTION; SULFENAMIDES;

CATALYST ACTIVITY;

ALDEHYDE; IMINE; ION; SULFOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM;

ALDEHYDES; CATALYSIS; IMINES; IONS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM; SULFOXIDES;

EID: 35048880194     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200701808     Document Type: Article

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