Organocatalytic asymmetric β-hydroxylation of α,β- unsaturated ketones

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 33, 2007, Pages 5492-5495

  Carlone, Armando ^a   Bartoli, Giuseppe ^a   Bosco, Marcella ^a   Pesciaioli, Fabio ^a   Ricci, Paolo ^a   Sambri, Letizia ^a   Melchiorre, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asymmetric catalysis; Conjugate addition; Ketones; Organocatalysis; Oximes

Indexed keywords

EID: 36349020257     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: 10990690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200700873     Document Type: Article

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