Asymmetrie iminium ion catalysis with a novel bifunctional primary amine thiourea: Controlling adjacent quaternary and tertiary stereocenters

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 32, 2009, Pages 7846-7849

  Galzerano, Patrizia ^a   Bencivenni, Giorgio ^a   Pesciaioli, Fabio ^a   Mazzanti, Andrea ^a   Giannichi, Berardino ^a   Sambri, Letizia ^a   Bartoli, Giuseppe ^a   Melchiorre, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asymmetric catalysis; Chirality; Conjugate addition; Primary amine; Thioureas

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; ASYMMETRIC CONJUGATE ADDITION; BENZOIC ACID; BIFUNCTIONAL; C-C BONDS; CATALYST LOADINGS; CATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; CINNAMALDEHYDE; CONJUGATE ADDITION; ENANTIOCONTROL; IMINIUM; ORGANIC SYNTHESIS; OXINDOLES; PRIMARY AMINE; PRIMARY AMINES; STARTING MATERIALS; TERTIARY STEREOCENTERS;

ALDEHYDES; AMINES; CATALYSTS; CHIRALITY; ENANTIOMERS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; THIOUREAS; UREA;

CATALYSIS;

EID: 68349101812     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200802466     Document Type: Article

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