Organocatalytic stereoselective epoxidation of trisubstituted acrylonitriles

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 676-679

  De Fusco, Claudia ^a   Tedesco, Consiglia ^a   Lattanzi, Alessandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUTYL HYDROPEROXIDE; DIASTEREO-SELECTIVITY; ENANTIOSELECTIVE EPOXIDATION; FUNCTIONALIZED; ORGANOCATALYTIC; STEREO-SELECTIVE;

ENANTIOSELECTIVITY;

STEREOSELECTIVITY;

ACRYLONITRILE; EPOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; EPOXIDATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

ACRYLONITRILE; CATALYSIS; CRYSTALLIZATION; EPOXY COMPOUNDS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 78651482577     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: 15206904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo102020a     Document Type: Article

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