Copper-catalyzed regio-and enantioselective synthesis of chiral enol acetates and β-substituted aldehydes

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 132, Issue 38, 2010, Pages 13152-13153

  Fañanás Mastral, Martín ^a   Feringa, Ben L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLYLIC ALKYLATION; ENANTIOSELECTIVE; ENANTIOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS; GRIGNARD REAGENT; IN-SITU; ONE-POT PROTOCOL; UNSATURATED ALDEHYDES;

CATALYSIS;

ALDEHYDES;

ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; COPPER; ENOLASE; GRIGNARD REAGENT;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ONE POT SYNTHESIS; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

EID: 77957138785     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: 15205126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja105585y     Document Type: Article

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