Water-compatible iminium activation: Organocatalytic Michael reactions of carbon-centered nucleophiles with enals

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 46, Issue 44, 2007, Pages 8431-8435

  Palomo, Claudio ^a   Landa, Aitor ^a   Mielgo, Antonia ^a   Oiarbide, Mikel ^a   Puente, Ángel ^a   Vera, Silvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aldehydes; Amines; Asymmetric catalysis; Iminium activation; Organocatalysis

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDES; AMINES; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL BONDS; CHIRALITY; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY;

ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; IMINIUM ACTIVATION; MICHAEL REACTIONS; ORGANOCATALYSIS;

NUCLEOPHILES;

ALDEHYDE; CARBON; DRUG DERIVATIVE; IMINE; METHANE; NITROALKANE; NITROMETHANE; SOLVENT; WATER;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY;

ALDEHYDES; CARBON; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY, ORGANIC; IMINES; METHANE; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NITROPARAFFINS; SOLVENTS; WATER;

EID: 36148957495     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200703261     Document Type: Article

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