Asymmetric direct vinylogous aldol reaction of unactivated γ-butenolide to aldehydes

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 75, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 5382-5384

  Yang, Yang ^a   Zheng, Ke ^a   Zhao, Jiannan ^a   Shi, Jian ^a   Lin, Lili ^a   Liu, Xiaohua ^a   Feng, Xiaoming ^a  

^a China   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOL REACTIONS; BUTENOLIDES; HIGH YIELD;

CONDENSATION REACTIONS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY;

ALDEHYDES;

ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; BUTENOLIDE;

ALDOL REACTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

4-BUTYROLACTONE; ALDEHYDES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 77955167522     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: 15206904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo100946d     Document Type: Article

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