Synthesis of an n-mesityl substituted chiral imidazolium salt for NHC-catalyzed reactions

Organic Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 957-960

  Struble, Justin R ^a   Kaeobamrung, Juthanat ^a   Bode, Jeffrey W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; INORGANIC SALT;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

CATALYSIS; IMIDAZOLES; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SALTS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 43549123600     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol800006m     Document Type: Article

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