Enantioselective synthesis of chiral sulfones by Rh-catalyzed asymmetric addition of boronic acids to α,β-unsaturated 2-pyridyl sulfones

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 26, 2007, Pages 9924-9935

  Mauleón, Pablo ^a   Alonso, Inés ^a   Rivero, Marta Rodríguez ^a   Carretero, Juan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CHIRAL SULFONES; ENANTIOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS; METAL-COORDINATING SUBSTRATES; VINYL PHENYL SULFONES;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ALKENYL GROUP; BORONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CARBON; ESTER DERIVATIVE; KETONE DERIVATIVE; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; RHODIUM; SULFONE DERIVATIVE;

ADDITION REACTION; ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHELATION; CHEMICAL BOND; CHIRALITY; COMPLEX FORMATION; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; OLEFINATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; SUBSTITUTION REACTION;

BORONIC ACIDS; CATALYSIS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; PYRIDINES; RHODIUM; STEREOISOMERISM; SULFONES;

EID: 37549065965     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo7016197     Document Type: Article

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