Catalytic asymmetric intermolecular stetter reaction of heterocyclic aldehydes with nitroalkenes: Backbone fluorination improves selectivity

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 131, Issue 31, 2009, Pages 10872-10874

  DiRocco, Daniel A ^a   Oberg, Kevin M ^a   Dalton, Derek M ^a   Rovis, Tomislav ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST STRUCTURES; CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; FLUORINE SUBSTITUENTS; FLUORINE SUBSTITUTION; HETEROCYCLIC ALDEHYDE; N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENES; NITROALKENES; PRECATALYSTS; STEREOELECTRONIC EFFECT; STETTER REACTION; X RAY STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ALDEHYDES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY;

FLUORINE;

ALDEHYDE; CARBENE; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; NITROALKANE; TRIAZOLINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONFORMATION; CONJUGATION; ELECTRONICS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; FLUORINATION; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ALDEHYDES; ALKENES; CATALYSIS; HALOGENATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NITRO COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY PROCESSES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 68249139769     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja904375q     Document Type: Article

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