Gold(I)-Catalyzed enantioselective synthesis of pyrazolidines, isoxazolidines, and tetrahydrooxazines

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 598-601

  Lalonde, R L ^a   Wang, Z J ^a   Mba, M ^a   Lackner, A D ^a   Dean Toste, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetric catalysis; Gold; Heterocycles; Hydroamination; Pyrazolidines

Indexed keywords

ALLENES; ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; CHIRAL ANIONS; CHIRAL LIGAND; COMPLEMENTARY METHODS; ENANTIOSELECTIVE; ENANTIOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS; HETEROCYCLES; HYDROAMINATIONS; INTRAMOLECULAR ADDITIONS; ISOXAZOLIDINES;

CATALYSIS; GOLD COMPOUNDS; HYDROCARBONS; REACTION KINETICS;

GOLD;

GOLD; LIGAND; OXAZOLE DERIVATIVE; PYRAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM;

CATALYSIS; GOLD; LIGANDS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXAZOLES; PYRAZOLES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 74549166162     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200905000     Document Type: Article

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