Asymmetric crossed-conjugate addition of nitroalkenes to enones by a chiral bifunctional diamine organocatalyst

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2365-2368

  Wang, Min ^a   Lin, Lili ^a   Shi, Jian ^a   Liu, Xiaohua ^a   Kuang, Yulong ^a   Feng, Xiaoming ^a  

^a China   (China)

Author keywords

asymmetric catalysis; crossed conjugate addition; enones; nitroalkenes; organocatalysis

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; CROSSED-CONJUGATE ADDITION; ENONES; NITROALKENES; ORGANOCATALYSIS;

ADDITION REACTIONS; ALKYLATION; CARBONYLATION; CATALYSTS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; KETONES; OLEFINS; RATE CONSTANTS; REACTION KINETICS; UNSATURATED COMPOUNDS;

CATALYSIS;

EID: 79951622959     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201002961     Document Type: Article

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