Stereodivergent methodology for the synthesis of complex pyrrolidines

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 130, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 4196-4201

  Jackson, Stephen K ^a   Karadeolian, Avedis ^a   Driega, Alex B ^a   Kerr, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; ENANTIOMERS; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CYCLOPROPANE DIESTERS; DIASTEREOMERS; PYRROLO- ISOXAZOLIDINES; STEREODIVERGENT METHODOLOGY;

ETHERS;

CYCLOPROPANE; ISOXAZOLIDINE DERIVATIVE; OXIME DERIVATIVE; PYRROLIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHIRALITY; ENANTIOMER; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

CYCLOPROPANES; ESTERS; ETHERS; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; OXIMES; PYRROLIDINES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 41149174128     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja710289k     Document Type: Article

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