Umpolung catalysis in benzoin-type and stetter-type reactions: From enzymatic performances to bio-mimetic organocatalytic concepts

Current Organic Chemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 2083-2097

  de María, Pablo Domínguez ^a   Shanmuganathan, Saravanakumar ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acyloin; Benzoin; Biocatalysis; Biomimetic; Organocatalysis; Stetter

Indexed keywords

BIOMIMETICS; CATALYSIS; ENZYMES; HYDROPHOBICITY;

ACYLOIN; BENZOIN; BIO-MIMETICS; BIOCATALYSIS; ORGANOCATALYSIS; ORGANOCATALYSTS; PERFORMANCE; STET; STETTER-TYPE REACTION; UMPOLUNG;

ORGANOCATALYST;

EID: 79959325739     PISSN: 13852728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138527211796150679     Document Type: Article

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