A stable homodinuclear biscobalt(III)-Schiff base complex for catalytic asymmetric 1,4-addition reactions of β-keto esters to alkynones

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2218-2220

  Chen, Zhihua ^a   Furutachi, Makoto ^a   Kato, Yuko ^a   Matsunaga, Shigeki ^a   Shibasaki, Masakatsu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asymmetric catalysis; Asymmetric synthesis; Cobalt; Conjugate addition; Schiff bases

Indexed keywords

ALKYNONES; ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; CATALYST LOADINGS; CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; CONJUGATE ADDITION; HIGH ENANTIOSELECTIVITIES; HIGH YIELDS; KETO ESTERS; MOISTURE SENSITIVITIES; ROOM TEMPERATURES; SCHIFF BASE COMPLEXES; SCHIFF BASES; SOLVENT-FREE CONDITIONS;

ADDITION REACTIONS; CATALYSIS; COBALT; COMPLEXATION; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

COBALT COMPOUNDS;

COBALT; ESTER; SCHIFF BASE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM;

CATALYSIS; COBALT; ESTERS; SCHIFF BASES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 61949345730     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200805967     Document Type: Article

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