Aminothiocarbamate-catalyzed asymmetric bromolactonization of 1,2-disubstituted olefinic acids

Organic Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2738-2741

  Tan, Chong Kiat ^a   Zhou, Ling ^a   Yeung, Ying Yeung ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKENE; BROMINATED HYDROCARBON; LACTONE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ALKENES; CATALYSIS; COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; LACTONES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 79956160559     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol200840e     Document Type: Article

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