Gold(I)-catalyzed enantioselective synthesis of functionalized indenes

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 49, Issue 27, 2010, Pages 4633-4637

  Martínez, Alberto ^a   García García, Patricia ^a   Fernández Rodríguez, Manuel A ^a   Rodríguez, Félix ^b   Sanz, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BURGOS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Asymmetric catalysis; C C coupling; Cyclization; Gold; Indenes

Indexed keywords

ALKOXYCYCLIZATION; ALKYNYLS; ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; C-C COUPLING; CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; CYCLOISOMERIZATIONS; ENANTIOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS; FUNCTIONALIZED; MILD REACTION CONDITIONS; STYRENE DERIVATIVES;

CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; GOLD COMPOUNDS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; STYRENE; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

GOLD;

GOLD; INDENE DERIVATIVE; LIGAND;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

CATALYSIS; GOLD; INDENES; LIGANDS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 77953936776     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201001089     Document Type: Article

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