Enantioselective organocatalytic direct Michael addition of nitroalkanes to nitroalkenes promoted by a unique bifunctional DMAP-thiourea

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 130, Issue 41, 2008, Pages 13524-13525

  Rabalakos, Constantinos ^a   Wulff, William D ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,2' DIAMINO 1,1'BINAPHTHYL; ALKENE DERIVATIVE; DIMETHYLAMINOPYRIDINE; LANTHANUM; NAPHTHYL GROUP; NITROALKANE; NITROALKENE; NITROGEN DERIVATIVE; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; TITANIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHIRALITY; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; HYDROGEN BOND; MICHAEL ADDITION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PROTON TRANSPORT; REACTION ANALYSIS;

ALKANES; ALKENES; CATALYSIS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NITRO COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY PHENOMENA; PYRIDINES; STEREOISOMERISM; THIOUREA;

EID: 53849128905     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja805390k     Document Type: Article

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