Synthesis of chiral cyclic nitrones by asymmetric addition of β-ketosulfones to nitroalkenes followed by reductive cyclization

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 984-992

  Mancheño, Olga Garcí ^a   Tangen, Pia ^b   Rohlmann, Renate ^a   Fröhlich, Roland ^a   Alemán, José ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

asymmetric synthesis; ketosulfones; Michael addition; nitrones; organocatalysis

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; KETOSULFONES; MICHAEL ADDITION; NITRONES; ORGANOCATALYSIS;

ADDITION REACTIONS; CATALYSIS; CYANIDES; RATE CONSTANTS; REACTION KINETICS; THIOUREAS; UREA;

CYCLIZATION;

EID: 78651423073     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201001914     Document Type: Article

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