A novel chiral aliphatic-aromatic diamine promoted direct, highly enantio- and diastereoselective Michael addition of cyclohexanone to nitroolefins under solvent-free conditions

Chirality

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 855-862

  Miao, Shifeng ^a   Bai, Jinjin ^a   Yang, Jin ^a   Zhang, Yawen ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aliphatic aromatic diamine; Asymmetric; Michael addition; Nitroolefin; Solvent free

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC COMPOUND; ALKENE DERIVATIVE; AROMATIC COMPOUND; CYCLOHEXANONE; DIAMINE;

ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; CATALYST; CHIRALITY; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; MICHAEL ADDITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 77956709763     PISSN: 08990042     EISSN: 1520636X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chir.20847     Document Type: Article

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