In situ enamine activation in aqueous salt solutions: Highly efficient asymmetric organocatalytic diels-alder reaction of cyclohexenones with nitroolefins

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 48, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 3821-3824

  Xu, Dan Qian ^a   Xia, Ai Bao ^a   Luo, Shu Ping ^a   Tang, Jie ^a   Zhang, Shuai ^a   Jiang, Jun Rong ^a   Xu, Zhen Yuan ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Asymmetric catalysis; Bicyclic systems; Diels alder reaction; Organocatalysis; Water chemistry

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; BICYCLIC SYSTEMS; DIELS-ALDER REACTION; ORGANOCATALYSIS; WATER CHEMISTRY;

RATE CONSTANTS; REACTION KINETICS; SEAWATER;

CATALYSIS;

EID: 70349787847     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200900269     Document Type: Article

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