Highly enantioselective isomerization of primary allylic alcohols catalyzed by (P,N)-iridium complexes

Pure and Applied Chemistry

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1461-1469

  Mantilli, Luca ^a   Gérard, David ^a   Torche, Sonya ^a   Besnard, Céline ^a   Mazet, Clément ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

(P,N) ligands; Allylic alcohols; Enantioselective catalysis; Iridium; Isomerization

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954508247     PISSN: 00334545     EISSN: 13653075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1351/PAC-CON-09-09-10     Document Type: Article

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