Access to enantioenriched α-amino esters via rhodium-catalyzed 1,4-addition/enantioselective protonation

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 130, Issue 19, 2008, Pages 6159-6169

  Navarre, Laure ^a   Martinez, Rémi ^a   Genet, Jean Pierre ^a   Darses, Sylvain ^a  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; PROTONATION; RHODIUM COMPOUNDS;

CONJUGATE ADDITION; ENANTIOSELECTIVE PROTONATION; RHODIUM CATALYST;

ESTERS;

BORIC ACID; CARBON; DEHYDROALANINE; DEUTERIUM; ESTER; GUAIACOL(2 METHOXYPHENOL); ORGANOTIN COMPOUND; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; RHODIUM;

ADDITION REACTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHIRALITY; CONJUGATION; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ENANTIOMER; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; ISOTOPE LABELING; PROTON TRANSPORT;

ALKENES; AMINO ACIDS; CATALYSIS; ESTERS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; ORGANOTIN COMPOUNDS; PHENOLS; PROTONS; RHODIUM; STEREOISOMERISM; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 43249097055     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja710691p     Document Type: Article

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