Direct organocatalytic enantioselective mannich reactions of ketimines: An approach to optically active quaternary α -amino acid derivatives

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 43, Issue 34, 2004, Pages 4476-4478

  Zhuang, Wei ^a   Saaby, Steen ^a   Jørgensen, Karl Anker ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Chiral amines; Mannich bases; Organocatalysis; Quaternary stereocenters

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDES; AMINO ACIDS; CATALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; KETIMINES;

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

ALDEHYDE; ALPHA AMINO ACID; IMINE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; MANNICH REACTION; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

AMINO ACIDS; CATALYSIS; IMINES; KETONES; MANNICH BASES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 4544387566     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200460158     Document Type: Article

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