Highly enantioselective Michael addition of pyrazolin-5-ones catalyzed by chiral metal/N,N′-dioxide complexes: Metal-directed switch in enantioselectivity

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 50, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 4928-4932

  Wang, Zhen ^a   Yang, Zhigang ^a   Chen, Donghui ^a   Liu, Xiaohua ^a   Lin, Lili ^a   Feng, Xiaoming ^a  

^a Sichuan University   (China)

Author keywords

asymmetric synthesis; homogeneous catalysis; Michael addition; nitrogen heterocycles; rare earth metals

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; HOMOGENEOUS CATALYSIS; MICHAEL ADDITION; NITROGEN HETEROCYCLES; RARE-EARTH METALS;

CATALYSIS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; METALS; REACTION KINETICS;

ADDITION REACTIONS;

EID: 79955767991     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201008256     Document Type: Article

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