Asymmetric neutral amination of nitroolefins catalyzed by chiral bifunctional ammonium salts in water-rich biphasic solvent

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 50, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 5327-5330

  Wang, Lijia ^a   Shirakawa, Seiji ^a   Maruoka, Keiji ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

amination; asymmetric synthesis; conjugate addition; organocatalysis; phase transfer catalysis

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM BROMIDES; AMMONIUM SALT; ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; BIFUNCTIONAL; BIPHASIC SOLVENT; CHIRAL PHASE-TRANSFER CATALYSTS; CONJUGATE ADDITION; ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN; NITROOLEFINS; ORGANOCATALYSIS; PHASE TRANSFER CATALYSIS; PHASE-TRANSFER CONDITIONS; SINGLE CRYSTAL X-RAY STRUCTURES; TRANSITION-STATE;

AMINES; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; PLATINUM COMPOUNDS; REACTION KINETICS; SALTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 79957458667     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201101307     Document Type: Article

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