To protonate or alkylate? Stereoselective brønsted acid catalysis of C-C bond formation using diazoalkanes

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 49, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 2290-2298

  Johnston, Jeffrey N ^a   Muchalski, Hubert ^a   Troyer, Timothy L ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aziridines; Br ansted acids; Diazo compounds; Homogeneous catalysis; Stereoselective reactions

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; COVALENT BONDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; STEREOSELECTIVITY; TRANSITION METALS;

AZIRIDINES; CARBON-CARBON BOND FORMATION; CARBON-HETEROATOM BONDS; DIASTEREO- AND ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; DIAZO COMPOUNDS; HOMOGENEOUS CATALYSIS; STEREOCHEMICAL COMPLEXITY; STEREOSELECTIVE REACTIONS;

BROMINE COMPOUNDS;

ACID; ALKANE; AZO COMPOUND; CARBON; PROTON;

ALKYLATION; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; REVIEW; STEREOISOMERISM;

ACIDS; ALKANES; ALKYLATION; AZO COMPOUNDS; CARBON; CATALYSIS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PROTONS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 77953515480     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200904828     Document Type: Article

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