An organocatalytic approach to the synthesis of six-membered heterocycles

Current Organic Chemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 2098-2146

  Gasperi, Tecla ^a   Punzi, Pasqualina ^b   Migliorini, Antonella ^b   Tofani, Daniela ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hetero Diels Alder reactions; Heterocycles; Michael additions; Natural products; Organocatalysis; Six membered rings; Stereoselection; Tandem reactions

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; CATALYSIS; CYCLOADDITION; RATE CONSTANTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

HETERO DIELS-ALDER REACTION; HETEROCYCLES; METAL FREE; MICHAEL ADDITIONS; NATURAL PRODUCTS; ORGANOCATALYSIS; ORGANOCATALYTIC; SIX-MEMBERED RINGS; STEREOSELECTION; TANDEM REACTION;

ORGANOCATALYST;

EID: 79959306753     PISSN: 13852728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138527211796150714     Document Type: Article

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