Asymmetric synthesis of α-alkylated aldehydes using terminal epoxide-derived chiral enamines

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 47, Issue 51, 2008, Pages 9958-9960

  Hodgson, David M ^a   Kaka, Naeem S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aldehydes; Alkylation; Asymmetric synthesis; Enamines; Terminal epoxides

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDES; AMIDES; AMINES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; HYDROCARBONS; LITHIUM; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PORT TERMINALS;

ASYMMETRIC INDUCTIONS; ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESES; ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; ENAMINE; ENAMINES; LITHIUM AMIDES; NUCLEOPHILIC SUBSTITUTIONS; TERMINAL EPOXIDES;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

EID: 57549112579     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200804369     Document Type: Article

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