Application of chiral cationic catalysts to several classical syntheses of racemic natural products transforms them into highly enantioselective pathways

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 126, Issue 42, 2004, Pages 13708-13713

  Hu, Qi Ying ^a   Zhou, Gang ^a   Corey, E J ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POSITIVE IONS; SEPARATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); VITAMINS;

CHIRAL CATIONIC CATALYSTS; DIELS-ALDER REACTIONS; RACEMIC ADDUCTS;

CATALYSTS;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHIRALITY; DIELS ALDER REACTION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SYNTHESIS;

ALKALOIDS; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; BORON COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; CORTISONE; DITERPENES; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SESQUITERPENES; STEREOISOMERISM; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 6444234868     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja046154m     Document Type: Article

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