Enantioselective radical reactions: Stereoselective aldol synthesis from cyclic ketones

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 46, Issue 48, 2007, Pages 9231-9234

  Sibi, Mukund P ^a   Nad, Sukanya ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiral Lewis acids; Enantioselectivity; Ketone aldols; Radical reactions; Rotamer geometry

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; NUCLEOPHILES; REACTION KINETICS; STEREOSELECTIVITY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CYCLIC KETONES; ENANTIOSELECTIVE RADICAL REACTIONS; RADICAL ADDITION;

KETONES;

ALDEHYDE; KETONE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ALDEHYDES; KETONES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 37349113067     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200702976     Document Type: Article

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