Deracemization of axially chiral α,β-unsaturated aldehydes through an amino-catalyzed symmetry-making-symmetry-breaking cascade

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 3842-3846

  Jiang, Hao ^a   Halskov, Kim Søholm ^a   Johansen, Tore Kiilerich ^a   Jørgensen, Karl Anker ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

deracemization; dynamic kinetic asymmetric transformation; enantioconvergent synthesis; nucleophilic addition; organocatalysis

Indexed keywords

DE-RACEMIZATION; DYNAMIC KINETIC ASYMMETRIC TRANSFORMATION; ENANTIOCONVERGENT SYNTHESIS; NUCLEOPHILIC ADDITIONS; ORGANOCATALYSIS;

ADDITION REACTIONS; ALDEHYDES; CATALYSIS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; RATE CONSTANTS; REACTION KINETICS;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ALDEHYDE; AMINE; CYCLOHEXANE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; KINETICS; STEREOISOMERISM;

ALDEHYDES; AMINES; CATALYSIS; CYCLOHEXANES; KINETICS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 79952831210     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201003477     Document Type: Article

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