Ruthenium-catalyzed asymmetric electrophilic fluorination of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds

Organometallics

Volumn 26, Issue 24, 2007, Pages 5902-5911

  Althaus, Martin ^a   Becker, Claus ^a   Togni, Antonio ^a   Mezzetti, Antonio ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CATALYST SELECTIVITY; CYCLOHEXANE; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; FLUORINATION; PROTON TRANSFER; STOICHIOMETRY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

DICARBONYL COMPOUNDS; ELECTROPHILIC FLUORINATION; ENANTIOSELECTION; FLUOROCYCLOPENTANONE;

RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 36749101901     PISSN: 02767333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/om700714u     Document Type: Article

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