Systematic studies using 2-(1-adamantylethynyl)pyrimidine-5-carbaldehyde as a starting material in soai's asymmetric autocatalysis

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 33, 2009, Pages 8251-8258

  Busch, Mark ^a   Schlageter, Martin ^a   Weingand, Daniel ^a   Gehring, Timo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amplification; Asymmetr c; Autocatalysis; Chirality; Organozinc reagents; Systems chemistry

Indexed keywords

AUTOCATALYSIS; BACK CALCULATION; ENANTIOMERIC EXCESS; MECHANISTIC STUDIES; ORGANOZINC REAGENTS; REACTION CONDITIONS; REACTION CYCLES; REACTION PARAMETERS; STARTING MATERIALS; SYSTEMATIC STUDY; SYSTEMS CHEMISTRY;

CHIRALITY; ENANTIOMERS; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; ORGANOMETALLICS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

AMPLIFICATION;

2 (1 ADAMANTYLETHYNYL)PYRIMIDINE 5 CARBALDEHYDE; 2-(1-ADAMANTYLETHYNYL)PYRIMIDINE-5-CARBALDEHYDE; ADAMANTANE; ALDEHYDE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM;

ADAMANTANE; ALDEHYDES; CATALYSIS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; STEREOISOMERISM; ZINC;

EID: 68949101681     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200900634     Document Type: Article

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