Attractive noncovalent interactions in asymmetric catalysis: Links between enzymes and small molecule catalysts

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 107, Issue 48, 2010, Pages 20678-20685

  Knowles, Robert R ^a   Jacobsen, Eric N ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Enantioselectivity; H bonding; Organocatalysis; Transition state stabilization

Indexed keywords

ENZYME;

ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; CATIONIC POLYCYCLIZATION; CHEMICAL BINDING; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CLAISEN REARRANGEMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; COVALENT BOND; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; ENTROPY; ENZYME MECHANISM; HYDROGEN BOND; POVAROV REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STRECKER SYNTHESIS;

EID: 78650585984     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1006402107     Document Type: Article

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