Organocatalytic Functionalization of carboxylic acids: Isothiourea- catalyzed asymmetric intra- and intermolecular Michael addition-lactonizations

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 133, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2714-2720

  Belmessieri, Dorine ^a   Morrill, Louis C ^a   Simal, Carmen ^a   Slawin, Alexandra M Z ^a   Smith, Andrew D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARYLACETIC ACIDS; DIHYDROPYRANONES; ENANTIOCONTROL; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; FUNCTIONALIZED; INTRAMOLECULAR MICHAEL ADDITION; ISOTHIOUREA; LACTONIZATION; MICHAEL ADDITIONS; ORGANOCATALYTIC; UNSATURATED ESTERS;

CARBOXYLATION; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; ESTERS; THIOUREAS;

ADDITION REACTIONS;

ARYLACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; INDENE DERIVATIVE; TETRAMISOLE; THIOUREA DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; LACTONIZATION; MICHAEL ADDITION; OXIDATION;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PYRONES; STEREOISOMERISM; THIOUREA;

EID: 79952269315     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: 15205126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja109975c     Document Type: Article

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