Highly enantioselective michael addition of malononitrile to vinylogous imine intermediates generated in situ from arylsulfonyl indoles

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 36, 2010, Pages 10955-10958

  Jing, Linhai ^a   Wei, Jiangtao ^a   Zhou, Li ^a   Huang, Zhiyong ^a   Li, Zhengkai ^a   Wu, Di ^a,b   Xiang, Haifeng ^a   Zhou, Xiangge ^a,b  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Asymmetric catalysis; Imines; Indoles; Michael addition; Organocatalysis

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; IMINES; INDOLES; MICHAEL ADDITIONS; ORGANOCATALYSIS;

ADDITION REACTIONS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; RATE CONSTANTS; REACTION KINETICS;

CATALYSIS;

EID: 77956953064     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201001662     Document Type: Article

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