Asymmetric catalytic coupling of organoboranes, alkynes, and imines with a removable (trialkylsilyloxy)ethyl group - Direct access to enantiomerically pure primary allylic amines

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 43, Issue 30, 2004, Pages 3941-3944

  Patel, Sejal J ^a   Jamison, Timothy F ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkynes; Allylic amines; Asymmetric catalysis; Imines; Nickel

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DERIVATIVES;

CATALYTIC COUPLING; COUPLING PRODUCTS; ORGANOBORANES;

AMINES;

ALKYNE; AMINE; BORANE DERIVATIVE; IMINE; ORGANOBORON DERIVATIVE; SILICON DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; CATALYSIS; ENANTIOMER; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; SYNTHESIS;

ALKYNES; AMINES; BORANES; CATALYSIS; IMINES; STEREOISOMERISM; TRIMETHYLSILYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 4544296892     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200460044     Document Type: Article

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