Asymmetric organocatalytic cascade reactions catalyzed by chiral brønsted acids

Current Organic Chemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 24, 2011, Pages 4144-4160

  Peng, Fang Zhi ^a,b   Shao, Zhi Hui ^a,b  

^a YUNNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b YUNNAN MINZU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Asymmetric; Cascade reactions; Chiral br nsted acids; Organocatalysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 81255211542     PISSN: 13852728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138527211798109231     Document Type: Review

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