Lewis acid/base catalyzed [2+2]-cycloaddition of sulfenes and aldehydes: A versatile entry to chiral sulfonyl and sulfinyl derivatives

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 3679-3692

  Koch, Florian M ^b   Peters, René ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

carbanions; cooperative catalysis; heterocycles; ring strain; zwitterions

Indexed keywords

CARBANIONS; COOPERATIVE CATALYSIS; HETEROCYCLES; RING STRAIN; ZWITTERIONS;

ALDEHYDES; AMIDES; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

CATALYSIS;

ALDEHYDE; LEWIS ACID; SULFAMERAZINE; SULFAPERINE; SULFONE; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM;

ALDEHYDES; CATALYSIS; LEWIS ACIDS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM; SULFAMERAZINE; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; SULFONES;

EID: 79952577696     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201003542     Document Type: Article

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