Highly stereoselective synthesis of α-alkyl-α-hydroxycarboxylic acid derivatives catalyzed by a dinuclear zinc complex

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 51, Issue 26, 2012, Pages 6480-6483

  Trost, Barry M ^a   Hirano, Keiichi ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

asymmetric catalysis; dinuclear catalysts; nitro Michael reaction; oxazolones; ProPhenol ligands

Indexed keywords

ACID DERIVATIVE; ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; DINUCLEAR; ENANTIOSELECTIVE; NITRO-MICHAEL REACTION; OXAZOLONES; REACTION CONDITIONS; STEREOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS; ZINC COMPLEX;

ADDITION REACTIONS; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; NAPHTHALENE; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STEREOSELECTIVITY; ZINC;

LIGANDS;

EID: 84862672181     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201201116     Document Type: Article

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