Organocatalytic multiple cascade reactions: A new strategy for the construction of enantioenriched tetrahydrocarbazoles

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 353, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 617-623

  Cao, Yi Ju ^a   Cheng, Hong Gang ^a   Lu, Liang Qiu ^a   Zhang, Ji Ji ^a   Cheng, Ying ^a   Chen, Jia Rong ^a   Xiao, Wen Jing ^a  

^a CENTRAL CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cascade reactions; Enantioselectivity; Organocatalysis; Tetrahydrocarbazoles

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952540638     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: 16154169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201000610     Document Type: Article

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