Ligand-accelerated asymmetric [1,2]-Stevens rearrangment of sulfur ylides via decomposition of diazomalonates catalyzed by chiral bisoxazoline/copper complex

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 351, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 308-312

  Qu, Jian Ping ^a   Xu, Zheng Hu ^a   Zhou, Jian ^a   Cao, Chun Li ^a   Sun, Xiu Li ^a   Dai, Li Xin ^a   Tang, Yong ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Asymmetric catalysis; Bisoxazolines; Stevens rearrangement; Ylides

Indexed keywords

EID: 60849091059     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: 15213897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.200800536     Document Type: Article

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