Asymmetric nitroaldol reaction catalyzed by copper-diamine complexes: selective construction of two contiguous stereogenic centers

Tetrahedron Asymmetry

Volumn 20, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 2467-2473

  Kowalczyk, Rafał ^a   Skarzewski, Jacek ^a  

^a WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; AMINE; COPPER COMPLEX; CYCLOHEXANE DERIVATIVE; DIAMINE; NITRO DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHIRALITY; COMPLEX FORMATION; DIASTEREOISOMER; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; NITROALDOL REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM YIELD; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 72049100940     PISSN: 09574166     EISSN: 1362511X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetasy.2009.10.001     Document Type: Article

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