Highly enantioselective synthesis of α-amino acid derivatives by an NHC-catalyzed intermolecular stetter reaction

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1410-1414

  Jousseaume, Thierry ^a   Wurz, Nathalie E ^a   Glorius, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

amino acids; asymmetric catalysis; N heterocyclic carbene; organocatalysis; protonation

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID DERIVATIVES; ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; ENANTIOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS; MICHAEL ACCEPTORS; N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENE; N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENES; ORGANOCATALYSIS; STEREOSELECTIVE PROTONATION; STETTER REACTION;

ALDEHYDES; AMINO ACIDS; CARBON INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PROTONATION; RATE CONSTANTS; REACTION KINETICS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CATALYSIS;

AMINO ACID; CARBENE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; METHANE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

AMINO ACIDS; CATALYSIS; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; METHANE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 79551655842     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201006548     Document Type: Article

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