Catalyst-free aldol additions of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 350, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 2877-2880

  Rohr, Kerstin ^a   Mahrwald, Rainer ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

1,3 dicarbonyl compounds; Aldehydes; Aldol reaction; Quaternary stereocenters; Solvent free reaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 57849099641     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: 15213897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.200800554     Document Type: Article

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