N-Heterocyclic carbene catalyzed asymmetrichydration: Direct svnthesis of α-protio and α-deuterio α-chloro and α-fluoro carboxylic acids

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 132, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2860-2861

  Vora, Harit U ^a   Rovis, Tomislav ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENES; REDOX PROCESS;

ALDEHYDES; CARBON INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; ORGANIC ACIDS;

DEUTERIUM;

ALPHA CHLORO CARBOXYLIC ACID; ALPHA DEUTERIO CARBOXYLIC ACID; ALPHA FLUORO CARBOXYLIC ACID; ALPHA PROTIO CARBOXYLIC ACID; CARBENE; CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CARBOXYLIC ACID; DRUG DERIVATIVE; METHANE;

ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; HYDRATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CATALYSIS; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; METHANE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 77950372661     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: 15205126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja910281s     Document Type: Article

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