Organocatalytic strategies for the construction of optically active imidazoles, oxazoles, and thiazoles

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 47, 2011, Pages 13240-13246

  Albrecht, Łukasz ^a   Ransborg, Lars Krogager ^a   Albrecht, Anna ^a   Lykke, Lennart ^a   Jørgensen, Karl Anker ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

annulation; asymmetric catalysis; azoles; heterocycles; one pot reactions

Indexed keywords

UREA;

ANNULATION; ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; AZOLES; HETEROCYCLES; ONE-POT REACTION;

SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION;

EID: 81255173187     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201101817     Document Type: Article

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