Recent advance in asymmetric alkynylation of ketones

Current Organic Chemistry

Volumn 13, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 1565-1576

  Lin, Li ^a   Wang, Rui ^a,b  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS;

ALKYNYLATIONS; CATALYTIC SYSTEM; HIGH ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; HIGHER YIELD; OPTIMAL REACTION CONDITION; PROPARGYLIC ALCOHOLS;

KETONES;

EID: 73049091396     PISSN: 13852728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138527209789177725     Document Type: Review

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