Monodentate non-C2-symmetric chiral N-heterocyclic carbene complexes for enantioselective synthesis. Cu-catalyzed conjugate additions of aryl- and alkenylsilylfluorides to cyclic enones

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 74, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 4455-4462

  Lee, Kang Sang ^a   Hoveyda, Amir H ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKENYL COMPLEXES; CARBOSILANES; CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; CHIRAL N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENE; CONJUGATE ADDITION; CU COMPLEXES; CU-BASED; ELECTROPHILIC SUBSTRATE; ENANTIOMERIC RATIO; ENANTIOSELECTIVE CONJUGATE ADDITION; ENANTIOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS; IMIDAZOLINIUM SALTS; IN-SITU; MONODENTATE; N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENE; NEW CLASS;

CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; SALTS; SILANES;

ADDITION REACTIONS;

CARBENOID; COPPER; ELECTROPHILE; FLUORIDE; HALIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENANTIOMER; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; SYNTHESIS;

ALKENES; CATALYSIS; COPPER; CYCLOPARAFFINS; CYCLOPENTANES; FLUORIDES; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS, 1-RING; KETONES; METHANE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 67249123346     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo900589x     Document Type: Article

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