Organocatalytic enantioselective β-functionalization of aldehydes by oxidation of enamines and their application in cascade reactions

Nature Communications

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Zhang, Shi Lei ^a,b   Xie, He Xin ^b   Zhu, Jin ^c   Li, Hao ^a   Zhang, Xin Shuai ^b   Li, Jian ^c   Wang, Wei ^a,b,c  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; AMINE; BENZOIC ACID; ENAMINE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; OXIDATION; REACTOR CASCADE;

EID: 79952352647     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1214     Document Type: Article

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