Phosphoric acid catalyzed enantioselective transfer hydrogenation of imines: A density functional theory study of reaction mechanism and the origins of enantioselectivity

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 28, 2008, Pages 8562-8571

  Marcelli, Tommaso ^a   Hammar, Peter ^a   Himo, Fahmi ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Density functional calculations; Hydrogenation; Imines; Organocatalysis; Pyridines

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; HYDRIDES; HYDROGENATION; IONS; ISOMERS; KETONES; PHOSPHORIC ACID; PYRIDINE;

ACID-CATALYZED REACTIONS; BI-FUNCTIONAL CATALYSTS; CONFORMATIONAL RIGIDITY; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY STUDIES; HIGH ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; IMINES; ORGANOCATALYSIS; TRANSFER HYDROGENATIONS;

ENANTIOSELECTIVITY;

EID: 53849122697     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200800890     Document Type: Article

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