SN1-type reactions in the presence of water: Indium(III)-promoted highly enantioselective organocatalytic propargylation of aldehydes

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 27, 2011, Pages 7404-7408

  Sinisi, Riccardo ^a   Vita, Maria Victoria ^a   Gualandi, Andrea ^a   Emer, Enrico ^a   Cozzi, Pier Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

aldehydes; enamine; indium; organocatalysis; propargylation

Indexed keywords

ANTI ISOMERS; DIASTEREOMERIC RATIOS; ENAMINE; ENANTIOSELECTIVE; FUNCTIONALIZED; HIGH ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; ORGANOCATALYSIS; ORGANOCATALYTIC; PRESENCE OF WATER; PROPARGYLATION; PROPARGYLIC ALCOHOLS; STEREOSELECTIVE ADDITION; TRIFLATES;

ALCOHOLS; ALDEHYDES; CATALYSIS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; RATE CONSTANTS; REACTION KINETICS;

INDIUM;

ALDEHYDE; ALKYNE; INDIUM; PROPANOL; PROPARGYL ALCOHOL; WATER;

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

ALDEHYDES; ALKYNES; CATALYSIS; INDIUM; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PROPANOLS; STEREOISOMERISM; WATER;

EID: 79959445802     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201100729     Document Type: Article

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