Prolinethioamides versus prolinamides in organocatalyzed aldol reactions-A comparative study

Symmetry

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 265-282

  Gryko, Dorota ^a   Chromiński, Mikołaj ^a   Pielacińska, Dominika J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Aldol reaction; Enamine iminium catalysis; Organocatalysis; Prolinamides; Prolinethioamides

Indexed keywords

EID: 82255184283     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20738994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/sym3020265     Document Type: Review

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