Dual-reagent organocatalysis with a phosphine and electron-deficient alkene: application to the Henry reaction

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 49, Issue 45, 2008, Pages 6442-6444

  Wang, Xiu ^a   Fang, Fan ^a   Zhao, Chen ^a   Tian, Shi Kai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Aldehydes; Electron deficient alkenes; Nitroalkanes; Phosphines; The Henry reaction

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; ALKENE; DEUTERIUM; PHOSPHINE; REAGENT;

ALDOL REACTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HENRY REACTION; ISOTOPE LABELING; MICHAEL ADDITION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

EID: 52049105186     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2008.08.092     Document Type: Article

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