Enantioselective organocatalytic Michael addition of α-substituted cyanoacetates to α,β-unsaturated selenones

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 351, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 103-106

  Marini, Francesca ^a   Sternativo, Silvia ^a   Del Verme, Francesca ^a   Testaferri, Lorenzo ^a   Tiecco, Marcello ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asymmetric organocatalysis; Cyanoacetates; Michael addition; Selenones; Thiourea catalysts

Indexed keywords

EID: 58549116103     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: 15213897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.200800592     Document Type: Article

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