Merging photoredox catalysis with organocatalysis: The direct asymmetric alkylation of aldehydes

Science

Volumn 322, Issue 5898, 2008, Pages 77-80

  Nicewicz, David A ^a   MacMillan, David W C ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; IMIDAZOLIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ALDEHYDE; ALKALINIZATION; CATALYSIS; LIGHT INTENSITY;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHOTOREACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS;

2,2'-DIPYRIDYL; ALDEHYDES; ALKYLATION; CATALYSIS; ELECTRONS; LIGHT; LUMINESCENCE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHOTONS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 53349122064     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1161976     Document Type: Article

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31. We thank S. Bernhard for his assistance in performing quenching experiments, as well as many insightful discussions. Additionally, we thank T. J. Rainey for performing DFT calculations. Financial support was provided by the NIH General Medical Sciences (grant R01 GM078201-01-01) and gifts from Merck, Amgen, and Bristol-Myers Squibb. D.A.N. is grateful for a NIH National Service Research Award fellowship (F32GM076816).