A simple primary amine thiourea catalyzed highly enantioselective conjugate addition of α,α-disubStituted aldehydes to maleimides

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 27, 2010, Pages 7979-7982

  Xue, Fei ^a   Liu, Lu ^a   Zhang, Shilei ^a   Duan, Wenhu ^a,b   Wang, Wei ^a,b,c  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aldehydes; Maleimides; Michael addition; Organocatalysis

Indexed keywords

BRANCH POINTS; ENANTIOSELECTIVE CONJUGATE ADDITION; HIGH YIELD; MALEIMIDES; MICHAEL ADDITIONS; MILD REACTION CONDITIONS; ONE STEP; ORGANOCATALYSIS; PRIMARY AMINES; STEREOGENIC CENTERS;

ADDITION REACTIONS; CATALYSIS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; RATE CONSTANTS; REACTION KINETICS; THIOUREAS; UREA;

ALDEHYDES;

ALDEHYDE; AMINE; MALEIMIDE DERIVATIVE; SOLVENT; THIOUREA;

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

ALDEHYDES; AMINES; CATALYSIS; MALEIMIDES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SOLVENTS; STEREOISOMERISM; THIOUREA;

EID: 77954694523     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201001207     Document Type: Article

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