A palladium-catalyzed enantioselective alkylative desymmetrization of meso-succinic anhydrides

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 126, Issue 33, 2004, Pages 10248-10249

  Bercot, Eric A ^a   Rovis, Tomislav ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 OXOACID; ACID ANHYDRIDE; PALLADIUM; SUCCINIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; DESYMMETRIZATION REACTION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; QUANTUM YIELD; REACTION ANALYSIS; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

EID: 4143116743     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja046528b     Document Type: Article

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