Vinylaluminum addition to sulfinimines (N-sulfinyl imines). Asymmetric synthesis of anti-α-alkyl β-amino esters

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 74, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2798-2803

  Davis, Franklin A ^a   Qiu, Hui ^a   Song, Minsoo ^a   Gaddiraju, Narendra V ^a  

^a Temple University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ESTERS; ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; GOOD YIELDS; SULFINIMINES;

AMINATION; AMINES; ESTERIFICATION; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; RATE CONSTANTS; RHODIUM;

ESTERS;

ALUMINUM DERIVATIVE; ESTER DERIVATIVE; IMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINYLALUMINUM;

ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; CATALYST; HYDROGENATION;

ALUMINUM; AMINES; CATALYSIS; ESTERS; HYDROGEN; IMINES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM; SULFONIUM COMPOUNDS; VINYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 64249134238     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo9001504     Document Type: Article

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