Primary amine-thioureas based on tert-butyl esters of natural amino acids as organocatalysts for the Michael reaction

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 351, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1355-1362

  Kokotos, Christoforos G ^a   Kokotos, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Michael addition; Nitroolefins; Organocatalysis; Thioureas

Indexed keywords

EID: 67549114987     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: 15213897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.200800812     Document Type: Article

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