Nucleophilic carbenes in asymmetric organocatalysis

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 534-541

  Enders, Dieter ^a   Balensiefer, Tim ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZOIN; CARBENOID; THIAMINE;

ACYLATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME MECHANISM; POLYMERIZATION; REACTION ANALYSIS;

ACYLATION; BIOMIMETICS; CATALYSIS; HYDROCARBONS; METHANE; THIAMINE; TRANSKETOLASE;

EID: 4143051292     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar030050j     Document Type: Article

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