Asymmetric Organocatalysis Meets Hypervalent Iodine Chemistry for the α-Functionalization of Carbonyl Compounds

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Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 955-958

  FernándezGonzález, Davinia ^a   Benfatti, Fides ^a   Waser, Jérôme ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Asymmetric synthesis; Enantioselectivity; Hypervalent compounds; Iodine; Organocatalysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862730541     PISSN: 18673880     EISSN: 18673899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201200116     Document Type: Note

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