Direct catalytic asymmetric aldol reactions of thioamides: Toward a stereocontrolled synthesis of 1,3-polyols

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 131, Issue 51, 2009, Pages 18244-18245

  Iwata, Mitsutaka ^a   Yazaki, Ryo ^a   Suzuki, Yuta ^a   Kumagai, Naoya ^a   Shibasaki, Masakatsu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOL REACTIONS; ALIPHATIC ALDEHYDES; ASYMMETRIC ALDOL REACTIONS; CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; CHEMOSELECTIVE; COOPERATIVE CATALYTIC SYSTEMS; DIRECT ALDOL REACTION; FACILE REDUCTION; POLYOLS; SELF-CONDENSATION; STEREOCONTROLLED SYNTHESIS; STEREOSELECTIVE MANNER; THIOAMIDES;

ALDEHYDES;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

THIOAMIDE;

ALDOL REACTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; OXIDATION; PROTON TRANSPORT; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

ALDEHYDES; CATALYSIS; POLYMERS; STEREOISOMERISM; THIOAMIDES;

EID: 73249116580     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja909758e     Document Type: Article

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