Enantioselective rhodium-catalyzed conjugate alkynylation of 5-benzylidene Meldrum's acids with TMS-acetylene

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 131, Issue 41, 2009, Pages 14608-14609

  Fillion, Eric ^a   Zorzitto, Alexander K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYNYLATIONS; BENZYLIDENE; BISPHOSPHINE; CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; ENANTIOMERIC EXCESS; ENANTIOSELECTIVE; GOOD YIELD; MELDRUM'S ACIDS; MILD REACTION; RHODIUM-CATALYZED;

ACETYLENE; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; LIGHTING; OPTICAL SENSORS; RHODIUM;

ACIDS;

5 BENZYLIDENE; ACETYLENE; ACETYLENE DERIVATIVE; ALKENE DERIVATIVE; BENZYL DERIVATIVE; COPPER; ELECTROPHILE; RHODIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKYNYLATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DIMERIZATION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY;

ACETYLENE; ALKYNES; CATALYSIS; DIOXANES; RHODIUM; STEREOISOMERISM; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 70350217530     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja905336p     Document Type: Article

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