Squaramides: Bridging from molecular recognition to bifunctional organocatalysis

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 25, 2011, Pages 6890-6899

  Alemán, José ^a   Parra, Alejandro ^b   Jiang, Hao ^c   Jørgensen, Karl Anker ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

asymmetric synthesis; bifunctional catalysts; molecular recognition; organocatalysis

Indexed keywords

ANION RECEPTOR; ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; BI-FUNCTIONAL CATALYSTS; BIFUNCTIONAL; HYDROGEN BONDINGS; NEW DIMENSIONS; ORGANOCATALYSIS; SQUARAMIDES;

CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; HYDROGEN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; RATE CONSTANTS; THIOUREAS; UREA;

REACTION KINETICS;

AMIDE; ANION; THIOUREA; UREA;

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; HYDROGEN BOND; REVIEW; STEREOISOMERISM;

AMIDES; ANIONS; CATALYSIS; HYDROGEN BONDING; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM; THIOUREA; UREA;

EID: 79958185446     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201003694     Document Type: Review

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