Enantio- and diastereoselective catalytic alkylation reactions with aziridines

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 130, Issue 31, 2008, Pages 10076-10077

  Moss, Thomas A ^a   Fenwick, David R ^b   Dixon, Darren J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; AZIRIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHIRALITY; COOLING; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; MICHAEL ADDITION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; PHASE TRANSITION; RING OPENING; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

ALKYLATION; AMINOBUTYRIC ACIDS; AZIRIDINES; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 48749115535     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja8036965     Document Type: Article

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