Asymmetric Michael addition reaction of 3-substituted oxindoles to nitroolefins catalyzed by a chiral alkyl-substituted thiourea catalyst

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 352, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 416-424

  Li, Xin ^a   Zhang, Bo ^b   Xi, Zhi Guo ^b   Luo, Sanzhong ^a   Chenga, Jin Pei ^a,b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bifunctional thioureas; Michael addition reaction; Nitroolefins; Organocatalysis; Oxindoles

Indexed keywords

EID: 77149143504     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: 16154169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.200900630     Document Type: Article

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