Enantioselective C-C bond formation by rhodium-catalyzed tandem ylide formation/[2,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement between donor/acceptor carbenoids and allylic alcohols

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 396-401

  Li, Zhanjie ^a   Davies, Huw M L ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLYL ALCOHOLS; ALLYLIC ALCOHOL; C-C BOND FORMATION; CARBENOIDS; ENANTIOSELECTIVE; HIGH ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; HYDROXYCARBOXYLATE; O-H INSERTION; OXONIUM; QUATERNARY CENTERS; RHODIUM-CATALYZED; SIGMATROPIC REARRANGEMENTS; TWO-STEP PROCESS; YLIDE FORMATION;

ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; RHODIUM;

CHEMICAL BONDS;

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; AMIDE; CARBENOID; CARBON; CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; METHYLPHENYLDIAZOACETATE; METHYLSTYRYLDIAZOACETATE; RHODIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; REACTION ANALYSIS; SUBSTITUTION REACTION;

EID: 74849096538     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja9075293     Document Type: Article

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