The effectiveness of proteinogenic amino acids in the asymmetric aldol reaction in DMSO and aqueous DMSO

Synlett

Volumn , Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1565-1570

  Hayashi, Yujiro ^a   Itoh, Takahiko ^a   Nagae, Norio ^a   Ohkubo, Masahiro ^a   Ishikawa, Hayato ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

asymmetric synthesis, aldol reactions, organocatalyst, amino acids, water

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; HISTIDINE; KETONE DERIVATIVE; PROLINE; SERINE;

ALDOL REACTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; REACTION ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 46649117893     PISSN: 09365214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1077789     Document Type: Article

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