Enantioselective α-arylation of aldehydes via the productive merger of iodonium salts and organocatalysis

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 133, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 4260-4263

  Allen, Anna E ^a   MacMillan, David W C ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARYLATIONS; BENZYLIC; CATALYTIC CONDITIONS; DIARYLIODONIUM SALTS; ENANTIOSELECTIVE; ENANTIOSELECTIVE CONSTRUCTION; IODONIUM SALTS; KETOPROFEN; NEW STRATEGY; ORGANIC CATALYSTS; ORGANOCATALYSIS; RAPID SYNTHESIS; STEREOCENTERS; SYNTHONS;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; REACTION KINETICS; SALTS;

ALDEHYDES;

ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; AMINE; DIPHENYLIODONIUM SALT;

ARTICLE; ARYLATION; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL BOND; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; METHYLATION; ORGANOCATALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

ALDEHYDES; CATALYSIS; HYDROCARBONS, IODINATED; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SALTS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 79953035867     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: 15205126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja2008906     Document Type: Article

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