Direct carbon-carbon bond formation via soft enolization: A biomimetic asymmetric mannich reaction of phenylacetate thioesters

Organic Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 3376-3379

  Kohler, Mark C ^a   Yost, Julianne M ^a   Garnsey, Michelle R ^a   Coltart, Don M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINE; CARBON; CINCHONA ALKALOID; ESTER; PHENYLACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SULFUR DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY;

AMINES; CARBON; CATALYSIS; CINCHONA ALKALOIDS; COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES; ESTERS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHENYLACETATES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

EID: 77955161875     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol101152b     Document Type: Article

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