Pyrrolidine-camphor derivative as an organocatalyst for asymmetic michael additions of α,α-disubstituted aldehydes to β-nitroalkenes: Construction of quaternary carbon-bearing aldehydes under solvent-free conditions

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 351, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1273-1278

  Chang, Chihliang ^a   Li, Ssu Hsien ^a   Reddy, Raju Jannapu ^a   Chen, Kwunmin ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

nitroalkenes; Asymmetric catalysis; Michael reaction; Quaternary carbon centers; Solventfree reaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 67549084539     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: 15213897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.200800771     Document Type: Article

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