Catalytic enantioselective synthesis of tetrahydrofurans: A dynamic kinetic asymmetric [3 + 2] cycloaddition of racemic cyclopropanes and aldehydes

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 131, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 3122-3123

  Parsons, Andrew T ^a   Johnson, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHELATION; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PROPANE;

DIASTEREOMERS; DIASTEREOSELECTIVE; DIESTERS; DIPOLAROPHILES; DONOR-ACCEPTORS; DYNAMIC KINETIC ASYMMETRIC TRANSFORMATIONS; ENANTIOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS; TETRAHYDROFURANS;

ALDEHYDES;

ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; CYCLOPROPANE DERIVATIVE; TETRAHYDROFURAN DERIVATIVE; ALDEHYDE; FURAN DERIVATIVE; LIGAND; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYCLOADDITION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; KINETICS; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ALDEHYDES; CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; CYCLOPROPANES; FURANS; KINETICS; LIGANDS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 67749106330     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: 15205126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja809873u     Document Type: Article

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