Why is copper(I) complex more competent than dirhodium(II) complex in catalytic asymmetric O-H insertion reactions? A computational study of the metal carbenoid O-H insertion into water

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 131, Issue 49, 2009, Pages 17783-17785

  Liang, Yong ^a   Zhou, Haolai ^a   Yu, Zhi Xiang ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARYLOXY; BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE MOLECULES; BUILDING BLOCKES; C-H INSERTION; CARBENOIDS; CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVES; CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; CHIRAL ENVIRONMENT; COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES; COPPER CATALYST; COPPER COMPLEXES; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY CALCULATIONS; DIRHODIUM; ENANTIOCONTROL; ENANTIOSELECTIVE; NATURAL PRODUCTS; O-H BOND; O-H INSERTION; STEREOCENTERS; SYNTHETIC STRATEGIES; WATER ACT;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; COPPER; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; ORGANIC ACIDS; RHODIUM;

COPPER COMPOUNDS;

CARBENOID; CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; COPPER; COPPER COMPLEX; DIRHODIUM COMPLEX; METAL; NATURAL PRODUCT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; CALCULATION; CATALYST; CHIRALITY; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULE; PROTON TRANSPORT;

CATALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COPPER; HYDROXIDES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; RHODIUM; WATER;

EID: 71749112790     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja9086566     Document Type: Article

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