Bifunctional asymmetric catalysis: Cooperative Lewis acid/base systems

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 655-663

  Paull, Daniel H ^a   Abraham, Ciby J ^a   Scerba, Michael T ^a   Alden Danforth, Ethan ^a   Lectka, Thomas ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BETA LACTAM; BINOL, NAPHTHOL; ETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; IMINE; KETENE; KETONE; NAPHTHOL DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHINE DERIVATIVE;

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

ALUMINUM; BETA-LACTAMS; CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; ETHYLENES; IMINES; KETONES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NAPHTHOLS; PHOSPHINES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 44649177050     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar700261a     Document Type: Article

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