Organocatalytic asymmetric alkylation of aldehydes by SNreaction of alcohols

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1313-1316

  Cozzi, Pier Giorgio ^a   Benfatti, Fides ^a   Zoli, Luca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alcohols; Aldehydes; Carbocations; Enamines; Organocatalysis

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDES; ALKYLATION; AMINES; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; HYDROCARBONS; RATE CONSTANTS; REACTION KINETICS;

ALCOHOLS; ASYMMETRIC ALKYLATIONS; CARBOCATIONS; ENAMINES; ENANTIOSELECTIVE; ORGANOCATALYSIS; TRIFLUOROACETIC ACIDS;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 60149108649     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200805423     Document Type: Article

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