Asymmetric cyclization of 2′-hydroxychalcones to flavanones: Catalysis by chiral Brønsted acids and bases

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 35, 2007, Pages 5886-5898

  Dittmer, Claudia ^a   Raabe, Gerhard ^a   Hintermann, Lukas ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asymmetric catalysis; Chiral Br nsted acid; Cyclization; Flavanones; Oxygen heterocycles

Indexed keywords

EID: 37449026078     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: 10990690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200700682     Document Type: Article

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