Chiral sterically congested phosphane-amide bifunctional organocatalysts in asymmetric aza-Morita-Baylis-Hillman reactions of N-sulfonated imines with methyl and ethyl vinyl ketones

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2150-2155

  Guan, Xiao Yang ^a   Jiang, Ying Qing ^a   Shi, Min ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Alkenes; Asymmetric catalysis; Imines; Morita Baylis Hillman reactions; Organocatalysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 50649095554     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: 10990690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200800050     Document Type: Article

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