Highly enantioselective synthesis of α-stereogenic esters through catalytic asymmetric Michael addition of 4-oxo-4-arylbutenoates

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 33, 2010, Pages 10130-10136

  Wang, Zhen ^a   Chen, Donghui ^a   Yang, Zhigang ^a   Bai, Sha ^a   Liu, Xiaohua ^a   Lin, Lili ^a   Feng, Xiaoming ^a,b  

^a China   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Asymmetric catalysis; Chirality; Enantioselectivity michael addition; Scandium

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; ASYMMETRIC INDUCTION; CATALYST LOADINGS; DICARBONYL COMPOUNDS; ENANTIOSELECTIVE MICHAEL ADDITION; ENANTIOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY MICHAEL ADDITION; MICHAEL ADDITIONS; NITROMETHANE; POTENTIAL VALUES; SOLVENT FREE CONDITIONS; WORKING MODELS;

CATALYSIS; CHIRALITY; ENANTIOMERS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; SCANDIUM; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ADDITION REACTIONS;

ALKENE; BUTYRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ESTER; MESYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SCANDIUM; SCANDIUM TRIFLATE;

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

ALKENES; BUTYRATES; CATALYSIS; ESTERS; MESYLATES; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SCANDIUM; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 77956113274     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201001129     Document Type: Article

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