α-Fluoro-α-nitro(phenylsulfonyl)methane as a fluoromethyl pronucleophile: Efficient stereoselective Michael addition to chalcones

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 106, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 4090-4094

  Prakash, G K Surya ^a   Wang, Fang ^a   Stewart, Timothy ^a   Mathew, Thomas ^a   Olah, George A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluorinated substituents; H bonding; Stereoselective catalysis steric effect

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FLUORO ALPHA NITRO(PHENYLSULFONYL)METHANE; CHALCONE DERIVATIVE; KETONE DERIVATIVE; NUCLEOPHILE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHIRALITY; DIASTEREOISOMER; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; MICHAEL ADDITION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

CHALCONES; HYDROCARBONS, FLUORINATED; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 63149112058     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0900179106     Document Type: Article

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