Asymmetric synthesis of α-alkyl α-selenocarbonyl compounds catalyzed by bifunctional organocatalysts

Organic Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3052-3055

  Marcos, Vanesa ^a   Alemán, Jose ^a   Garcia Ruano, Jose L ^a   Marini, Francesca ^b   Tiecco, Marcello ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIDE; ESTER; KETONE; ORGANOSELENIUM DERIVATIVE; THIOUREA;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CINCHONA; COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

AMIDES; CATALYSIS; CINCHONA; COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES; ESTERS; KETONES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; ORGANOSELENIUM COMPOUNDS; STEREOISOMERISM; THIOUREA;

EID: 79958846486     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol200923p     Document Type: Article

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