Catalytic enantioselective synthesis of chiral phthalides by efficient reductive cyclization of 2-acylarylcarboxylates under aqueous transfer hydrogénation conditions

Organic Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 4712-4715

  Zhang, Bo ^a   Xu, Ming Hua ^a,b   Lin, Guo Qiang ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; DIAMINE; LIGAND; PHTHALIDE; RUTHENIUM; WATER;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; HYDROGENATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; STEREOISOMERISM;

BENZOFURANS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; DIAMINES; HYDROGENATION; LIGANDS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; RUTHENIUM; STEREOISOMERISM; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; WATER;

EID: 70349934408     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol901674k     Document Type: Article

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