Lewis acid activated synthesis of highly substituted cyclopentanes by the n-heterocyclic carbene catalyzed addition of homoenolate equivalents to unsaturated ketoesters

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1678-1682

  Cohen, Daniel T ^a   Cardinal David, Benoit ^a   Scheidt, Karl A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

asymmetric catalysis; asymmetric synthesis; homoenolates; Lewis acids; N heterocyclic carbenes

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; HOMOENOLATES; LEWIS ACIDS; N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENES;

CARBON INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; ESTERS; TITANIUM;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CARBENE; CYCLOPENTANE DERIVATIVE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ESTER; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; LEWIS ACID; METHANE; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

CATALYSIS; CYCLOPENTANES; ESTERS; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; LEWIS ACIDS; METHANE; STEREOISOMERISM; TITANIUM;

EID: 79851496680     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201005908     Document Type: Article

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