Catalytic asymmetric direct henry reaction of ynals: Short syntheses of (2S,3R)-(+)-xestoaminol C and (-)-codonopsinines

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 49, Issue 41, 2010, Pages 7562-7565

  Uraguchi, Daisuke ^a   Nakamura, Shinji ^a   Ooi, Takashi ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amino alcohols; Henry reaction; Organocatalysis; Phosphonium salts; Total synthesis

Indexed keywords

AMINO ALCOHOLS; HENRY REACTIONS; ORGANOCATALYSIS; PHOSPHONIUM SALTS; TOTAL SYNTHESIS;

ALCOHOLS; AMINES; CATALYSIS; PARAFFINS; RATE CONSTANTS; REACTION KINETICS; SALTS;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

AMINOALCOHOL; CODONOPSININE; FATTY ALCOHOL; PYRROLIDINE DERIVATIVE; XESTOAMINOL C;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

AMINO ALCOHOLS; CATALYSIS; FATTY ALCOHOLS; PYRROLIDINES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 77957583788     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201004072     Document Type: Article

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