Organocatalytic michael-alkylation cascade: The enantioselective nitrocyclopropanation of oxindoles

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2842-2845

  Pesciaioli, Fabio ^a   Righi, Paolo ^a   Mazzanti, Andrea ^a   Bartoli, Giuseppe ^a   Bencivenni, Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

asymmetric catalysis; cyclopropanation; Michael addition; quaternary stereocenters; spiro compounds

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; CYCLOPROPANATION; MICHAEL ADDITIONS; QUATERNARY STEREOCENTERS; SPIRO COMPOUNDS;

ADDITION REACTIONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CATALYSIS;

CYCLOPROPANE DERIVATIVE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; NITRO DERIVATIVE; OXINDOLE; SPIRO COMPOUND;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ALKYLATION; COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES; CYCLOPROPANES; INDOLES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NITRO COMPOUNDS; SPIRO COMPOUNDS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 79951971249     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201003423     Document Type: Article

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