Privileged chiral catalysts in asymmetric Morita-Baylis-Hillman/aza-Morita-Baylis-Hillman reaction

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 55, Issue 17, 2010, Pages 1699-1711

  Wei, Yin ^a   Shi, Min ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Chiral amines; Chiral phosphines; Morita Baylis Hillman aza Morita Baylis Hillman reaction; Organocatalysts; Privileged chiral catalysts

Indexed keywords

CINCHONA;

EID: 77953895269     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-010-3119-2     Document Type: Review

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