Identification of a valuable kinetic process in copper-catalyzed asymmetric allylic alkylation

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1877-1881

  Langlois, Jean Baptiste ^a   Alexakis, Alexandre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

alkylation; allylic compounds; asymmetric catalysis; copper; Grignard reagents

Indexed keywords

ALLYLIC COMPOUNDS; ASYMMETRIC ALLYLIC ALKYLATIONS; ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; DYNAMIC KINETIC ASYMMETRIC TRANSFORMATIONS; GRIGNARD REAGENT; KINETIC PROCESS; REACTION CONDITIONS;

ALKYLATION; CATALYSIS;

COPPER;

EID: 79951806729     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201005373     Document Type: Article

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