Asymmetric Michael addition mediated by novel cinchona alkaloid-derived bifunctional catalysts containing sulfonamides

Organic Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 437-440

  Luo, Jie ^a   Xu, Li Wen ^a,b   Hay, Robyn Aik Siew ^a   Lu, Yixin ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b HANGZHOU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKENE; CINCHONA ALKALOID; CROSS LINKING REAGENT; ESTER; SULFONAMIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; STEREOISOMERISM;

ALKENES; CATALYSIS; CINCHONA ALKALOIDS; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; ESTERS; STEREOISOMERISM; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; SULFONAMIDES;

EID: 58949092249     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol802486m     Document Type: Article

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