Aldol reactions between L-erythrulose derivatives and chiral α-amino and α-fluoro aldehydes: Competition between felkin-anh and cornforth transition states

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 30, 2008, Pages 9240-9254

  Díaz Oltra, Santiago ^a   Carda, Miguel ^a   Murga, Juan ^a   Falomir, Eva ^a   Marco, J Alberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aldol reaction; Boron enolates; Density functional calculations; Fluorine; Transition states

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDES; AMINATION; AMINES; BORON; BORON COMPOUNDS; DERIVATIVES; FLUORINE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC POLYMERS;

ALDOL REACTION; ALDOL REACTIONS; AMINO ALDEHYDES; CORNFORTH MODELS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL CALCULATIONS; DIASTEREOSELECTION; ENOLATE; ERYTHRULOSE; MECHANISTIC MODELS; TRANSITION STATES; TRANSITION STRUCTURES;

MODEL STRUCTURES;

ALDEHYDE; AMINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ERYTHRULOSE; FLUORINE; KETONE; OXAZOLONE; OXYGEN; TETROSE; TRIFLUOROMETHYLOXAZOLINONE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; QUANTUM THEORY; STEREOISOMERISM;

ALDEHYDES; AMINES; FLUORINE; KETONES; OXAZOLONE; OXYGEN; QUANTUM THEORY; STEREOISOMERISM; TETROSES;

EID: 55049109184     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200800956     Document Type: Article

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