Rational design of aldol reactions that proceed via kinetic resolution with switchable enantioselectivity

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 74, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 4447-4454

  Ward, Dale E ^a   Becerril Jimenez, Fabiola ^a   Zahedi, M Mehdi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOL REACTIONS; BORON ENOLATES; CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; DESIGN STRATEGIES; DIASTEREOMERIC ADDUCTS; DIASTEREOMERS; DIASTEREOSELECTIVE; ENANTIOSELECTION; ENOLATES; KINETIC RESOLUTION; RATIONAL DESIGN; REACTION CONDITIONS; STEREOCONTROL; SWITCHABLE;

ALDEHYDES; BORON; BORON COMPOUNDS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; KETONES; RATE CONSTANTS; STEREOSELECTIVITY;

CHEMICAL ELEMENTS;

ALDEHYDE; BORON; KETONE DERIVATIVE;

ALDOL REACTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DIASTEREOISOMER; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; KINETICS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 67249127134     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo900716a     Document Type: Article

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