Catalytic asymmetric synthesis of chiral allylic esters

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 132, Issue 43, 2010, Pages 15185-15191

  Cannon, Jeffrey S ^a   Kirsch, Stefan F ^a,b   Overman, Larry E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLYLIC ALCOHOL; ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; CYCLOPENTADIENYLS; ENANTIOSELECTIVE; ENANTIOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS; IN-SITU;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CHELATION; COBALT; ESTERIFICATION; OLEFINS; PALLADIUM; PALLADIUM COMPOUNDS; REACTION INTERMEDIATES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ESTERS;

ALKENE DERIVATIVE; ESTER DERIVATIVE; PALLADIUM;

ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; ESTERIFICATION;

ALKENES; CATALYSIS; ESTERS; PALLADIUM; STEREOISOMERISM; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 78049390669     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: 15205126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja106685w     Document Type: Article

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