A theoretical investigation into chiral phosphoric acid-catalyzed asymmetric Friedel-Crafts reactions of nitroolefins and 4,7-dihydroindoles: reactivity and enantioselectivity

Tetrahedron

Volumn 66, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 2875-2880

  Zheng, Chao ^a   Sheng, Yi Fei ^a   Li, Yu Xue ^a   You, Shu Li ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Chiral phosphoric acid; DFT; Enantioselectivity; Friedel Crafts reaction; Theoretical calculation

Indexed keywords

4,7 DIHYDROINDOLE DERIVATIVE; ALKENE DERIVATIVE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; NITROOLEFIN DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHORIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHIRALITY; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; FRIEDEL CRAFTS REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; SOLVENT EFFECT; STEREOCHEMISTRY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 77949262347     PISSN: 00404020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2010.02.031     Document Type: Article

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