Catalytic asymmetric synthesis of branched chiral allylic phenyl ethers from (E)-allylic alcohols

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 351, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 3186-3192

  Olson, Angela C ^a   Overman, Larry E ^a   Sneddon, Helen F ^a   Ziller, W Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetric catalysis; Organometallic compounds; Palladium; Synthetic methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 73349129970     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: 15213897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.200900678     Document Type: Article

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