The direct asymmetric α alkylation of ketones by Brønsted acid catalysis

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1899-1902

  Song, Liu ^a   Guo, Qi Xiang ^a   Li, Xing Cheng ^a   Tian, Juan ^a   Peng, Yun Gui ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

alkylation; Br nsted acid; indole; organocatalysis; synthetic methods

Indexed keywords

ACID CATALYSIS; DIASTEREOSELECTIVITIES; ENANTIOSELECTIVITES; HIGH YIELD; INDOLE; ORGANOCATALYSIS; SYNTHETIC METHODS;

ALKYLATION; CATALYSIS; KETONES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; REACTION KINETICS;

PHOSPHORIC ACID;

EID: 84863115507     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201106275     Document Type: Article

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