Synthesis of Chiral Catalysts Supported on Organic Polymers

Catalytic Methods in Asymmetric Synthesis: Advanced Materials, Techniques, and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 209-256

  Kristensen, Tor Erik ^a   Hansen, Tore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Chiral catalyst synthesis supported on organic polymers; Chiral catalysts on organic polymers, bottom up strategies macromolecular synthesis and catalyst immobilization; Organometallic chiral catalysts, binap catalysts expedient manner, limited by aromatic nature

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864760986     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118087992.ch4     Document Type: Chapter

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