Gold(I)-catalyzed enantioselective ring expansion of allenylcyclopropanols

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 131, Issue 26, 2009, Pages 9178-9179

  Kleinbeck, Florian ^a   Toste, F Dean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST LOADINGS; CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; CYCLOBUTANONES; ENANTIOSELECTIVE; HIGH ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; LARGE SCALE SYNTHESIS; PRODUCT FORMATION; RING EXPANSION; STEREOGENIC CENTERS; UNSATURATED ESTERS;

AMINES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; ESTERS; GOLD COMPOUNDS; OLEFINS;

CATALYST SELECTIVITY;

CYCLOBUTANONE DERIVATIVE; GOLD; PROPANOL;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; WAGNER MEERWEIN REARRANGEMENT;

EID: 67649976797     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja904055z     Document Type: Article

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