NHC-catalyzed/titanium(iv)-mediated highly diastereo-and enantioselective dimerization of enals

Organic Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1068-1071

  Cohen, Daniel T ^a   Cardinal David, Benoit ^a   Roberts, John M ^a   Sarjeant, Amy A ^a   Scheidt, Karl A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; ALKENE; CARBENE; CYCLOPENTANE DERIVATIVE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; LEWIS ACID; METHANE; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; DIMERIZATION; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ALDEHYDES; ALKENES; CATALYSIS; CYCLOPENTANES; DIMERIZATION; LEWIS ACIDS; METHANE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM; TITANIUM;

EID: 79952179067     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol103112v     Document Type: Article

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