Synthesis of chiral benzimidazole-pyrrolidine derivatives and their application in organocatalytic aldol and Michael addition reactions

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 37, Issue 24, 2007, Pages 4289-4299

  Reddy, K Rajender ^a   Krishna, G Gopi ^a   Rajasekhar, C V ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Asymmetric aldol; Benzimidazole; Michael addition; Organocatalysis; Pyrrolidine

Indexed keywords

BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; PYRROLIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ALDOL REACTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; MICHAEL ADDITION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 37249013992     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910701575335     Document Type: Article

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