Enantioselective rhodium-catalyzed [4 + 2] cycloaddition of α,β-unsaturated imines and isocyanates

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 133, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 4785-4787

  Oberg, Kevin M ^a   Rovis, Tomislav ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

[4 + 2] CYCLOADDITION; ENANTIOSELECTIVE; GOOD YIELD; HIGH ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; PHOSPHORAMIDITES; RHODIUM COMPLEXES; RHODIUM-CATALYZED; UNSATURATED IMINES;

CATALYSIS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; RHODIUM;

RHODIUM COMPOUNDS;

ISOCYANATE; PHOSPHORAMIDOUS ACID; PYRIMIDINONE DERIVATIVE; RHODIUM COMPLEX;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYCLOADDITION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; SYNTHESIS;

CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; IMINES; ISOCYANATES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; PYRIMIDINONES; RHODIUM; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 79953892292     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: 15205126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja200766k     Document Type: Article

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