Catalytic enantioselective synthesis of chiral tetraphenylenes: Consecutive inter- and intramolecular cycloadditions of two triynes

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 48, Issue 43, 2009, Pages 8066-8069

  Shibata, Takanori ^a   Chiba, Tatsuya ^a   Hirashima, Hiroyuki ^a   Ueno, Yasunori ^a   Endo, Kohei ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alkynes; Asymmetric synthesis; Chirality; Cycloaddition; Rhodium

Indexed keywords

ALKYNES; ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; ENANTIOSELECTIVE REACTIONS; ENANTIOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS; INTRAMOLECULAR CYCLOADDITIONS;

ACETYLENE; CHELATION; CHIRALITY; CYCLOADDITION; ENANTIOMERS; RHODIUM; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

ELECTRON TRANSITIONS;

EID: 70349970188     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200903715     Document Type: Article

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