Enantioselective synthesis of fluorene derivatives by chiral phosphoric acid catalyzed tandem double friedel-crafts reaction

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 35, 2009, Pages 8709-8712

  Sun, Feng Lai ^a   Zeng, Mi ^a   Gu, Qing ^a   You, Shu Li ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Asymmetric catalysis; Chiral br nsted acids; Fluorenes; Friedel crafts reaction; Organocatalysis

Indexed keywords

[CARBONYL; ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; BENZYLIDENE; CLOSE PROXIMITY; COUNTERIONS; ENANTIOCONTROL; ENANTIOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS; FLUORENE DERIVATIVES; FLUORENES; HYDROXY GROUPS; ORGANOCATALYSIS; REACTION MODEL; REACTION TIME;

BENZENE; BENZENE REFINING; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CATALYSIS; FRIEDEL-CRAFTS REACTION; PHOSPHORIC ACID; RATE CONSTANTS; REACTION KINETICS;

ACIDS;

EID: 69749096895     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200901369     Document Type: Article

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