Asymmetric Lewis acid mediated [1,2]-rearrangement of proline-derived ammonium ylides

Organic Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 919-921

  Tuzina, Pavel ^a   Somfai, Peter ^b  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG DERIVATIVE; PROLINE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

CATALYSIS; COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PROLINE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 62749167066     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol8028803     Document Type: Article

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