Catalytic enantioselective Meerwein-Eschenmoser Claisen rearrangement: Asymmetric synthesis of allyl oxindoles

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 130, Issue 48, 2008, Pages 16162-16163

  Linton, Elizabeth C ^a   Kozlowski, Marisa C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLYL COMPOUND; HALIDE; LEWIS ACID; OXINDOLE; PALLADIUM; PERCHLORATE; TRIFLUOROMETHANESULFONIC ACID;

AROMATIZATION; ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHIRALITY; COMPLEX FORMATION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; HYDROGEN BOND; MEERWEIN ESCHENMOSER CLAISEN REARRANGEMENT; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 57149110232     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja807026z     Document Type: Article

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