On the memory of chirality in gold(I)-catalyzed intramolecular carboalkoxylation of alkynes

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 76, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 3791-3796

  Faza, Olalla Nieto ^a   López, Carlos Silva ^a   De Lera, Angel R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLYL GROUPS; CARBOALKOXYLATION; CATION INTERMEDIATES; CHIRALITY TRANSFER; COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES; CONFORMATIONAL CHANGE; ENANTIOSELECTIVE; HELICITIES; MEMORY OF CHIRALITIES; PENTADIENYL;

ACETYLENE; CARBOXYLATION; CATALYSIS; CHIRALITY; CONFORMATIONS; GOLD COMPOUNDS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

ENANTIOMERS;

ALKADIENE; ALKYNE DERIVATIVE; ALLYL COMPOUND; CATION; GOLD;

ARTICLE; CARBOALKOXYLATION; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHIRALITY; CONFORMATION; CYCLIZATION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY;

EID: 79956155960     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: 15206904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo200090j     Document Type: Article

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