A general organocatalytic enantioselective nitrocyclopropanation reaction

Synthesis

Volumn , Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1269-1275

  Wascholowski, Veit ^a   Hansen, Henriette M ^a   Longbottom, Deborah A ^a   Ley, Steven V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asymmetric catalysis; Carbocycles; Cyclisation; Nitrocyclopropane; Organocatalysis; Tetrazole

Indexed keywords

CYCLIZATION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; KETONES; PROPANE; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; CARBOCYCLES; NITROCYCLOPROPANE; ORGANOCATALYSIS; TETRAZOLE;

CATALYST ACTIVITY;

BROMONITROMETHANE; CYCLOPROPANE; NITROCYCLOPROPANE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 43049099019     PISSN: 00397881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1042944     Document Type: Article

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