Catalytic enantioselective Steglich rearrangements using chiral N-heterocyclic carbenes

Tetrahedron Asymmetry

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 797-811

  Campbell, Craig D ^a   Concellón, Carmen ^a   Smith, Andrew D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBENE; CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; OXAZOLIDINONE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHIRALITY; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 79959352455     PISSN: 09574166     EISSN: 1362511X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetasy.2011.04.001     Document Type: Article

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