Enantioselective α-amination of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds using squaramide derivatives as hydrogen bonding catalysts

Organic Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2028-2031

  Konishi, Hideyuki ^a   Lam, Tin Yiu ^a   Malerich, Jeremiah P ^a   Rawal, Viresh H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 77951825297     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol1005104     Document Type: Article

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