Highly enantioselective Michael additions of isobutyraldehyde to nitroalkenes promoted by amphiphilic bifunctional primary amine-thioureas in organic or aqueous medium

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 33, 2011, Pages 6747-6754

  Ma, Zhi Wei ^a   Liu, Yu Xia ^a,b   Zhang, Wen Jing ^a   Tao, Yan ^a   Zhu, Yu ^a   Tao, Jing Chao ^a   Tang, Ming Sheng ^a  

^a ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HENAN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING   (China)

Author keywords

Amphiphiles; Asymmetric catalysis; Michael addition; Organocatalysis; Water chemistry

Indexed keywords

EID: 80855128761     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: 10990690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201101086     Document Type: Article

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