Asymmetric cyclopropanation of β,γ-unsaturated α-ketoesters with stabilized sulfur ylides catalyzed by C 2-symmetric ureas

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 281-284

  Cheng, Ying ^a   An, Jing ^a   Lu, Liang Qiu ^a   Luo, Lan ^a   Wang, Zheng Yi ^a   Chen, Jia Rong ^a   Xiao, Wen Jing ^a  

^a CENTRAL CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOPERATIVE EFFECTS; CYCLOPROPANATION; CYCLOPROPANE DERIVATIVE; GOOD YIELD; KETO ESTER; MILD REACTION CONDITIONS; ORGANOCATALYTIC; SULFUR YLIDES;

CATALYSTS; ESTERS; HYDROGEN; METABOLISM; PROPANE; UREA;

SULFUR;

ALKENE DERIVATIVE; ESTER DERIVATIVE; SULFUR DERIVATIVE; UREA DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYCLOPROPANATION; HYDROGEN BOND; REACTION ANALYSIS;

CATALYSIS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; CYCLIZATION; CYCLOPROPANES; ESTERS; KETONES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM; SULFUR; UREA;

EID: 78650862897     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: 15206904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo101699r     Document Type: Article

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