Catalytic asymmetric cyclopropanation of enones with dimethyloxosulfonium methylide promoted by a La-Li3-(Biphenyldiolate)3 + NaI complex

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 129, Issue 44, 2007, Pages 13410-13411

  Kakei, Hiroyuki ^a   Sone, Toshihiko ^a   Sohtome, Yoshihiro ^a   Matsunaga, Shigeki ^a   Shibasaki, Masakatsu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; BIPHENYLDIOLATE; DIMETHYLOXOSULFONIUM METHYLIDE; ENONE DERIVATIVE; KETONE DERIVATIVE; LANTHANIDE; LITHIUM; LITHIUM DERIVATIVE; SODIUM IODIDE; SULFONIUM DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CYCLOPROPANATION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; REACTION ANALYSIS;

CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; CYCLOPROPANES; KETONES; LANTHANUM; LIGANDS; LITHIUM; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; SODIUM IODIDE; STEREOISOMERISM; SULFONIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 35948949568     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja076797c     Document Type: Article

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