Chiral anion-mediated asymmetric ring opening of meso-aziridinium and episulfonium ions

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 130, Issue 45, 2008, Pages 14984-14986

  Hamilton, Gregory L ^a   Kanai, Toshio ^a   Toste, F Dean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANION; AZIRIDINE DERIVATIVE; EPISULFONIUM ION; MESOAZIRIDINIUM; SULFONIUM DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; PROTON TRANSPORT; RING OPENING;

ANIONS; AZIRIDINES; CARBONATES; CYCLIZATION; SILVER COMPOUNDS; STEREOISOMERISM; SULFONIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 57349134538     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja806431d     Document Type: Article

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