Asymmetric Mannich reaction of malonates with imines catalyzed by a chiral calcium complex

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 963-965

  Poisson, Thomas ^a   Tsubogo, Tetsu ^a   Yamashita, Yasuhiro ^a   Kobayashi, Shu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; MALONATES; MANNICH REACTIONS;

CALCIUM; CALCIUM ALLOYS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

CHEMICAL REACTIONS;

CALCIUM; IMINE; MALONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHIRALITY; COMPLEX FORMATION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; MANNICH REACTION; SUBSTITUTION REACTION;

CALCIUM; CATALYSIS; IMINES; MALONATES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; STEREOISOMERISM; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 75749096767     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo902383b     Document Type: Article

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