Enantioselective C-C bond activation of allenyl cyclobutanes: Access to cyclohexenones with quaternary stereogenic centers

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 47, Issue 48, 2008, Pages 9294-9297

  Seiser, Tobias ^a   Cramer, Nicolai ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Asymmetric catalysis; C C activation; Cyclobutanes; Rhodium; Ring expansion

Indexed keywords

BUTANE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BONDS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; RHODIUM;

ALLENYL; ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; BOND ACTIVATIONS; C-C ACTIVATION; CATALYST LOADINGS; CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; CYCLOBUTANE; CYCLOBUTANES; CYCLOBUTANOLS; CYCLOHEXENONES; CYCLOOCTADIENE; ENANTIOSELECTIVE; RHODIUM COMPLEX; RING EXPANSION; RING EXPANSIONS; STEREOGENIC CENTERS;

RHODIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 56449094610     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200804281     Document Type: Article

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