Asymmetric organocatalytic Michael addition of Meldrum's acid to nitroalkenes: Probing the mechanism of bifunctional thiourea organocatalysts

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Volumn 2010, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 205-223

  Kataja, Antti O ^a   Koskinen, Ari M P ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bifunctional thiourea catalysts; Cinchona alkaloids; Meldrum's acid; Michael addition; Organocatalysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953447483     PISSN: 1551-7012     EISSN: 15517004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3998/ark.5550190.0011.216     Document Type: Article

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