Catalytic asymmetric cross-aza-benzoin reactions of aliphatic aldehydes with N-Boc-protected imines

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 51, Issue 24, 2012, Pages 5904-5906

  Dirocco, Daniel A ^a   Rovis, Tomislav ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

benzoin reaction; carbenes; imines; organocatalysis; umpolung

Indexed keywords

BENZOIN REACTION; CARBENES; IMINES; ORGANOCATALYSIS; UMPOLUNG;

ALDEHYDES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; REACTION KINETICS;

CATALYST REGENERATION;

ALDEHYDE; BENZOIN; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; IMINE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM;

ALDEHYDES; AZA COMPOUNDS; BENZOIN; CATALYSIS; IMINES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 84861896956     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201202442     Document Type: Article

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