Highly diastereo- and enantioselective direct aldol reactions promoted by water-compatible organocatalysts bearing central and axial chiral elements

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 350, Issue 14-15, 2008, Pages 2199-2204

  Peng, Fang Zhi ^a   Shao, Zhi Hui ^a   Pu, Xue Wei ^a   Zhang, Hong Bin ^a  

^a YUNNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aldol reaction; Asymmetric catalysis; Catalyst design; Central and axial chirality; Water

Indexed keywords

EID: 55049126678     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: 15213897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.200800335     Document Type: Article

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