Enantioselective, organocatalytic morita-baylis-hillman and aza-morita-baylis-hillman reactions: stereochemical issues

Molecules

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 709-734

  Mansilla, Javier ^a   Saá, José M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

(S) proline amine cocatalysis; Aza Morita Baylis Hillman reaction; Bifunctional catalysts; Morita Baylis Hillman reaction; Polyfunctional catalysts; Stereochemistry

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; KINETICS; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM;

AMINO ACIDS; AZA COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY, ORGANIC; KINETICS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 77649200791     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules15020709     Document Type: Article

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