Chiral squaramide derivatives are excellent hydrogen bond donor catalysts

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 130, Issue 44, 2008, Pages 14416-14417

  Malerich, Jeremiah P ^a   Hagihara, Koji ^a   Rawal, Viresh H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIDE;

ADDITION REACTION; ARTICLE; CATALYST; HYDROGEN BOND;

AMIDES; CATALYSIS; CINCHONA ALKALOIDS; CYCLOBUTANES; HYDROGEN BONDING; KETONES; NITRO COMPOUNDS; PENTANES; STYRENES;

EID: 55549133297     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja805693p     Document Type: Article

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