Ruthenium-catalyzed one-pot carbenoid N-H insertion reactions and diastereoselective synthesis of prolines

Organic Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1529-1532

  Deng, Qing Hai ^a,b   Xu, Hai Wei ^a,b   Yuen, Angella Wing Hoi ^a,b   Xu, Zhen Jiang ^a,b   Che, Chi Ming ^a,b  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROLINE; RUTHENIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

CATALYSIS; PROLINE; RUTHENIUM; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 44449095250     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol800087p     Document Type: Article

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