Highly enantioselective imine cinnamylation with a remarkable diastereochemical switch

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 129, Issue 47, 2007, Pages 14552-14553

  Huber, John D ^a   Leighton, James L ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CINNAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; IMINE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; DIASTEREOISOMER; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

BENZENE; CINNAMATES; IMINES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 36749063851     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja076035h     Document Type: Article

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