Ni(II)-catalyzed enantioselective conjugate addition of acetylenes to α,β-enones

Organic Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 300-302

  Larlonov, Oleg V ^a   Corey, E J ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYNE; KETONE; NICKEL; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ALKYNES; CATALYSIS; KETONES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NICKEL; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 74949105179     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol902643w     Document Type: Article

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